Removal of the Concert Hall Attracts Media Interest (Including Photographs)
February 6, 2010
The recent removal of the Concert Hall wreckage, has attracted much media interest on the internet, TV and newspapers.
The Times published at article on February 4th including the fantastic photograph by Mark Baynes . There was another article in the Argus and the Brighton and Hove News website.
The local BBC news programme, South Today, ran two [...]
West Pier at night
January 10, 2010
Photo by South Coast Gallery
Murmuration over the West Pier at sunset
January 10, 2010
Photo by South Coast Gallery
Home Movie Roadshow
January 3, 2010
BBC TWO is launching a new series which will travel the country in a hunt for the nation’s home movie archive.
This is the nation’s story through the eyes of its most important historians: the British people.
We are looking for any amateur-filmed footage that reflects the events of the last seventy years. It might be footage [...]
West Pier Artefacts at the Brighton Fishing Museum
January 3, 2010
The Brighton Fishing Museum, located on the seafront between the piers, has an arch dedicated to an exhibition of artefacts rescued from the West Pier. The story of the pier is explained and information about the i360 is also available. The museum is an integral part of Brighton’s Fishing Quarter, www.brightonfishingmuseum.org.uk , and well worth [...]
i360
January 3, 2010
Marks Barfield Architects, creators of the London Eye and the i360 and the Trust’s development partner, are completely committed to the delivering the i360 at the West Pier site. Putting in place the final tranche of funding for the scheme is proving frustratingly slow in this difficult economic climate but, whilst we cannot be sure [...]
Seafront Tours
January 3, 2010
Local historians, Jackie Marsh-Hobbs and Geoffrey Mead lead guided tours about the West Pier and Brighton Seafront. They are also available for private groups of 10 or more and for talks. Please call 01273 321499 or write to info@westpier.co.uk
Please note that the tours will not run through the winter months. However we are hoping to [...]
West Pier Video
January 3, 2010
A graphic record of the damage done to the West Pier during 2003 in context with its past glory.
This video is brought to you by AVT with thanks to BBC South Today.
Price £5.00 (and £2.50 postage and packing)
Starlings
December 13, 2009
Large numbers of starlings arrive from as far away as Scandinavia to join their native cousins as they roost for the winter. The flocks, which can swell to as many as 40,000 birds at the peak in December, can be seen each evening over Brighton Pier as they perform their spellbinding aerial show known as [...]
Walking on Water by Fred Gray
November 29, 2009
Walking on Water tells the fascinating story of Brighton’s remarkable West Pier. The book includes 30 colour photographs and 420 other illustrations, many published for the first time.