{"id":16015,"date":"2015-02-20T16:12:54","date_gmt":"2015-02-20T16:12:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=16015"},"modified":"2015-02-20T16:12:54","modified_gmt":"2015-02-20T16:12:54","slug":"brightons-derelict-west-pier-in-the-winter-sun-and-storms-in-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/brightons-derelict-west-pier-in-the-winter-sun-and-storms-in-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Brighton’s derelict West Pier in the winter sun and storms – in photos"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Brighton's<\/p>\n

I’ve been drawn to Brighton’s West Pier ever since I saw it featured in the photo story that \u00a0accompanied the vinyl release of The Who’s Quadrophenia and it’s been heartbreaking seeing its now-unstoppable demise.<\/p>\n

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A particularly low tide over this week\u00a0let me get much closer to the structure than before –\u00a0 which was quite handy seeing as I only had a camera with a fixed wide angle lens!<\/p>\n

I’ve written loads about the pier before (see links at the bottom of the page), so I’ll just post up this selection of views, taken on a sunny Wednesday \u00a0and a stormy Thursday morning.<\/p>\n

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Starlings gather over the old pier at dusk. There was a bigger, more breathtaking, display taking place over the Palace Pier but my 28mm lens was never going to capture that from quarter a mile away!<\/p>\n

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The next morning was cold and stormy.<\/p>\n

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More about the pier:\u00a0<\/strong>
\nBrighton\u2019s West Pier in 2014 \u2013 Victorian elegance rusts into the sea<\/a>
\nRemembering the Brighton West Pier in photos, part one<\/a>
\nRemembering the Brighton West Pier in photos, part two<\/a>
\nThe Brighton i360 tower: \u2018successor\u2019 to the West Pier<\/a>
\nThe tragedy of West Pier, Brighton beach, Brighton<\/a>\u00a0[2011]
\nThe Brighton Wheel, a Steve Coogan-powered, third-hand alternative to the West Pier<\/a>\u00a0[2013]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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