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It’s been a busy August with the opening of BA i360.  Here’s a round up of events and news of the events planned around the 150th anniversary of the opening of the West Pier.  Click the link

Stanley and Diane Watson were regular performers at the theatre. Their last summer season show was around 1969/70. They where called ‘Magic’s Royal Couple’ because Stanley used to eat light bulbs off a replica of the coronation Crown, then brought them out of his mouth on a string lit up! He also floated the Royal ... Read more

“I returned to Brighton 45 years ago after an absence of some 50 years and was appalled to see what had happened to my beloved childhood playground. Yes, as a schoolboy in the 1920s, I looked upon the West Pier as my second home. At weekends and holidays I spent many hours waking along its ... Read more

Sam Moore from Visual Air has been working with British Airways i360 to create this beautiful edit he’s titled ‘Rise’ which includes some fantastic shots of the ‪#‎westpier. Enjoy the views!

British Airways i360 is up and running!  And The West Pier Trust is at the start of an exciting new era. Among the various projects we are working on is compiling content for our heritage centre.  Interpretation will be mainly through film and image and we are looking for someone to help catalogue and select ... Read more

This month we’re paying tribute to our longest-serving West Pier Trust member, the inimitable Len Goldman, and hail the opening of British Airways i360. Read the newsletter by clicking on this link

A stunning film made 15 years ago by filmmakers Ralph Brown and Andy Baybutt captures exactly how intricate and ornate the design of the West Pier was.  Twelve minutes of rapturous poignancy.

A fabulous in-depth article on the husband and wife architect team, David Marks and Julia Barfield of Marks Barfield and the project that is the British Airways i360 appears in the Telegraph today.  Have a read here

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A rare and unique opportunity to purchase original pier cast iron fragments  will be offered in a one-off sale on 2nd and 3rd July.  The tollbooth parts were found to be in too unstable a condition to be incorporated in a new building open to the public but would make stunning interior decorative and ornamental fixtures for private ... Read more

The Brighton Promettes were a team of uber glamorous city guides who promenaded the seafront to offer advice, directions and assistance to visiting tourists.  This short Pathe news reel includes wonderful shots of the West Pier and will launch you firmly into a parallel universe of 1950’s nostalgia.  Click here to enjoy!

  Momentous developments at the BA i360 site this week when the pod took its maiden voyage.  It may only have climbed 4 metres but the fledgling flight went seamlessly and we can’t wait to watch her soar.  Thanks to Regency Square Society for these great shots which also show how near completion the beautiful ... Read more