Featured photographer Nicole Carman
June 30, 2010
Nicole Carman is a Brighton-based photographer who finds the sculpture of the West Pier a fascinating subject. Her most recent works are high contrast black and white photographs where tone and shadow create vivid compositions.
Nicole is a member of the Brighton and Hove Camera Club been accepted into Hove Arts. [...]
3D reconstruction film of the West Pier as it was 100 years ago by F10 Studios.
May 22, 2010
F10 Studios in Brighton have created a virtual model the West Pier in its heyday.
A video and photos of this exciting project is now available on the website.
Photographs, Films and Memories
March 16, 2010
The Trust is launching a new drive to build up its archive with the aim of creating as full a picture as possible of the operating West Pier.
We are especially interested in personal photographs, film and memories of people who used the pier from pleasure or worked for the pier company.
Do you have any photos [...]
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 [...]