{"id":16781,"date":"2015-11-23T11:49:55","date_gmt":"2015-11-23T11:49:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=16781"},"modified":"2015-11-23T11:53:31","modified_gmt":"2015-11-23T11:53:31","slug":"bognor-regis-east-sussex-street-shots-terrys-donuts-and-the-run-down-pier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/bognor-regis-east-sussex-street-shots-terrys-donuts-and-the-run-down-pier\/","title":{"rendered":"Bognor Regis, East Sussex &#8211; street shots, Terry&#8217;s donuts and the run-down pier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-01.jpg\" alt=\"Bognor Regis, East Sussex - street shots, Terry's donuts and the run-down pier, November 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When I visited Bognor Regis earlier this year, I was blasted with a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/a-grim-afternoon-on-the-pier-and-along-the-seafront-of-rain-lashed-bognor-regis\/\" target=\"_blank\">monsoon-like rain and a howling gale<\/a> that made taking photos near-impossible, so\u00a0it was great to return over the weekend under crisp November sunshine.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-03.jpg\" alt=\"Bognor Regis, East Sussex - street shots, Terry's donuts and the run-down pier, November 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I was in Bognor to see my football team, Dulwich Hamlet, finally defeat the town&#8217;s team in an exciting, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brixtonbuzz.com\/2015\/11\/bread-puddings-blustery-winds-and-five-goals-at-bognor-as-dulwich-hamlet-bag-three-vital-points\/\" target=\"_blank\">bread pudding-fuelled 3-2 contest<\/a>. Bognor is about an hour and 45 mins from London but if you&#8217;re travelling on the weekend here&#8217;s a tip: get the \u00a319 Day Saver!<\/p>\n<p>Bognor Regis has been connected to the railway network since 1846, but things got off to a shaky start with the station suffering\u00a0two disasters in the 1890s, when it was first blown down in a gale in 1897, and then burned down in 1899.<span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px; line-height: 20px;\">\u00a0<\/span><sup id=\"cite_ref-3\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>The current, well restored, building dates from 1902, with the station still employing steam age semaphore signals, so you can hear the satisfying clanking of levers accompanying arrivals and departures.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16784\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/bognor-regis-east-sussex-street-shots-terrys-donuts-and-the-run-down-pier\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-60\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-60.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,346\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bognor Regis, East Sussex &amp;#8211; street shots, Terry&amp;#8217;s donuts and the run-down pier\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-60.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16784\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-60.jpg\" alt=\"Bognor Regis, East Sussex - street shots, Terry's donuts and the run-down pier\" width=\"620\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-60.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-60-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-60-195x110.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>1964 view of the station <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bognor_Regis_railway_station#\/media\/File:Bognor_Regis_Station_1842830_d98bf70c.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a9<\/a>\u00a0showing how little has changed in 50 years &#8211; although the Candy Shop in the foreground has been cleared away.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-02.jpg\" alt=\"Bognor Regis, East Sussex - street shots, Terry's donuts and the run-down pier, November 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Butlins advert inside the station.<\/p>\n<p>Billy Butlin first opened a holiday camp in Bognor Regis in 1932 and the town still hosts one of just three Butlins left in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>The attraction now enoys 385,000 visitors per year with 300,000 being resident and 85,000 visiting for the day. [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Butlins_Bognor_Regis\" target=\"_blank\">&#8212;<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-04.jpg\" alt=\"Bognor Regis, East Sussex - street shots, Terry's donuts and the run-down pier, November 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Station cafe with attractive curved window.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-05.jpg\" alt=\"Bognor Regis, East Sussex - street shots, Terry's donuts and the run-down pier, November 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Reynolds &amp; Co Furniture Depository.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-06.jpg\" alt=\"Bognor Regis, East Sussex - street shots, Terry's donuts and the run-down pier, November 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Fish &amp; Chips by the station.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-07.jpg\" alt=\"Bognor Regis, East Sussex - street shots, Terry's donuts and the run-down pier, November 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>En Ravers.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-08.jpg\" alt=\"Bognor Regis, East Sussex - street shots, Terry's donuts and the run-down pier, November 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Couple with dog.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-09.jpg\" alt=\"Bognor Regis, East Sussex - street shots, Terry's donuts and the run-down pier, November 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The pedestrianised main shopping area.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-10.jpg\" alt=\"Bognor Regis, East Sussex - street shots, Terry's donuts and the run-down pier, November 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-12.jpg\" alt=\"Bognor Regis, East Sussex - street shots, Terry's donuts and the run-down pier, November 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Terry&#8217;s Fresh Hot Do&#8217;nuts street stall, serving four doughnuts for \u00a31.50.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-13.jpg\" alt=\"Bognor Regis, East Sussex - street shots, Terry's donuts and the run-down pier, November 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I had a quick chat with Terry. Lovely bloke!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-14.jpg\" alt=\"Bognor Regis, East Sussex - street shots, Terry's donuts and the run-down pier, November 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-15.jpg\" alt=\"Bognor Regis, East Sussex - street shots, Terry's donuts and the run-down pier, November 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Kebab Express and Lock Centre Security.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-16.jpg\" alt=\"Bognor Regis, East Sussex - street shots, Terry's donuts and the run-down pier, November 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Striking Georgian architecture.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-17.jpg\" alt=\"Bognor Regis, East Sussex - street shots, Terry's donuts and the run-down pier, November 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Six letterboxes on Sidlaw Terrace.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-19.jpg\" alt=\"Bognor Regis, East Sussex - street shots, Terry's donuts and the run-down pier, November 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Bandstand.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-18.jpg\" alt=\"Bognor Regis, East Sussex - street shots, Terry's donuts and the run-down pier, November 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Intricate roof detail.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-20.jpg\" alt=\"Bognor Regis, East Sussex - street shots, Terry's donuts and the run-down pier, November 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On the beach at low tide. It was cold and mighty windy but it was a lovely seaside walk.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-21.jpg\" alt=\"Bognor Regis, East Sussex - street shots, Terry's donuts and the run-down pier, November 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It was a beautiful November afternoon.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-22.jpg\" alt=\"Bognor Regis, East Sussex - street shots, Terry's donuts and the run-down pier, November 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I pondered whether I could get around this breakwater without getting my feet wet. I made it &#8211; just!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-23.jpg\" alt=\"Bognor Regis, East Sussex - street shots, Terry's donuts and the run-down pier, November 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Jelly <em>thing<\/em> on the beach.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-24.jpg\" alt=\"Bognor Regis, East Sussex - street shots, Terry's donuts and the run-down pier, November 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>More views of the beach.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-25.jpg\" alt=\"Bognor Regis, East Sussex - street shots, Terry's donuts and the run-down pier, November 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-26.jpg\" alt=\"Bognor Regis, East Sussex - street shots, Terry's donuts and the run-down pier, November 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Seagulls against a low late autumn sky.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-27.jpg\" alt=\"Bognor Regis, East Sussex - street shots, Terry's donuts and the run-down pier, November 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Bognor&#8217;s Grade II listed pier is a pale shadow of its former Victorian glory. Read more about its history here:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/photos\/sussex\/bognor-regis-pier-england.html\" target=\"_blank\">Bognor Regis Pier.\u00a0Run-down Grade II listed pier on the south coast<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-28.jpg\" alt=\"Bognor Regis, East Sussex - street shots, Terry's donuts and the run-down pier, November 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Underneath the pier.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-29.jpg\" alt=\"Bognor Regis, East Sussex - street shots, Terry's donuts and the run-down pier, November 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-30.jpg\" alt=\"Bognor Regis, East Sussex - street shots, Terry's donuts and the run-down pier, November 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Barnacles on the pier supports.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-31.jpg\" alt=\"Bognor Regis, East Sussex - street shots, Terry's donuts and the run-down pier, November 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-32.jpg\" alt=\"Bognor Regis, East Sussex - street shots, Terry's donuts and the run-down pier, November 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Entangled fishing nets.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-38.jpg\" alt=\"Bognor Regis, East Sussex - street shots, Terry's donuts and the run-down pier, November 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The old pier theatre.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-39.jpg\" alt=\"Bognor Regis, East Sussex - street shots, Terry's donuts and the run-down pier, November 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Looking west from the pier.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-40.jpg\" alt=\"Bognor Regis, East Sussex - street shots, Terry's donuts and the run-down pier, November 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The pier used to stretch further into the sea, with a large pavilion at the end. It collapsed into the sea during the fierce storms of 1964-5. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/photos\/sussex\/bognor-regis-pier-england.html\" target=\"_blank\">More here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/photos\/sussex\/images\/bognor-regis-pier-4.jpg\" alt=\"Bognor Regis photographs - photos of the pier, beach, coastline, shops, and seafront, Bognor, West Sussex, England UK\" width=\"620\" height=\"387\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The long lost pavilion.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-42.jpg\" alt=\"Bognor Regis, East Sussex - street shots, Terry's donuts and the run-down pier, November 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Curtailed pier railing.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-41.jpg\" alt=\"Bognor Regis, East Sussex - street shots, Terry's donuts and the run-down pier, November 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Looking east from the end of the pier.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-43.jpg\" alt=\"Bognor Regis, East Sussex - street shots, Terry's donuts and the run-down pier, November 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Warning light at the end of the pier.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-44.jpg\" alt=\"Bognor Regis, East Sussex - street shots, Terry's donuts and the run-down pier, November 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Remaining buildings on the pier.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-46.jpg\" alt=\"Bognor Regis, East Sussex - street shots, Terry's donuts and the run-down pier, November 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-47.jpg\" alt=\"Bognor Regis, East Sussex - street shots, Terry's donuts and the run-down pier, November 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-48.jpg\" alt=\"Bognor Regis, East Sussex - street shots, Terry's donuts and the run-down pier, November 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Pier buildings.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-45.jpg\" alt=\"Bognor Regis, East Sussex - street shots, Terry's donuts and the run-down pier, November 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-49.jpg\" alt=\"Bognor Regis, East Sussex - street shots, Terry's donuts and the run-down pier, November 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-50.jpg\" alt=\"Bognor Regis, East Sussex - street shots, Terry's donuts and the run-down pier, November 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mystery lock.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-51.jpg\" alt=\"Bognor Regis, East Sussex - street shots, Terry's donuts and the run-down pier, November 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Part of the\u00a0former pier theatre is now an amusement arcade.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-52.jpg\" alt=\"Bognor Regis, East Sussex - street shots, Terry's donuts and the run-down pier, November 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-33.jpg\" alt=\"Bognor Regis, East Sussex - street shots, Terry's donuts and the run-down pier, November 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Bognor still has a small active fishing fleet.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-34.jpg\" alt=\"Bognor Regis, East Sussex - street shots, Terry's donuts and the run-down pier, November 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-35.jpg\" alt=\"Bognor Regis, East Sussex - street shots, Terry's donuts and the run-down pier, November 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Beach restaurant.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-36.jpg\" alt=\"Bognor Regis, East Sussex - street shots, Terry's donuts and the run-down pier, November 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Given the near-zero temperatures, it wasn&#8217;t surprising that there were no takers for the mini golf.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-37.jpg\" alt=\"Bognor Regis, East Sussex - street shots, Terry's donuts and the run-down pier, November 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-53.jpg\" alt=\"Bognor Regis, East Sussex - street shots, Terry's donuts and the run-down pier, November 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Victorian-built Royal Hotel.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-54.jpg\" alt=\"Bognor Regis, East Sussex - street shots, Terry's donuts and the run-down pier, November 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-55.jpg\" alt=\"Bognor Regis, East Sussex - street shots, Terry's donuts and the run-down pier, November 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Waiting for the bus in a chilly sea breeze.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-56.jpg\" alt=\"Bognor Regis, East Sussex - street shots, Terry's donuts and the run-down pier, November 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The legendary Tony Hancock stayed in Bognor while filming the bitter-sweet <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Punch_and_Judy_Man\" target=\"_blank\">Punch &amp; Judy Man<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-57.jpg\" alt=\"Bognor Regis, East Sussex - street shots, Terry's donuts and the run-down pier, November 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Royal Norfolk Hotel was built in 1830 in the west end of Bognor Regis and offers an uninterrupted view of the sea.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-58.jpg\" alt=\"Bognor Regis, East Sussex - street shots, Terry's donuts and the run-down pier, November 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The architecturally striking\u00a0White Tower in Bognor is an\u00a0eccentric folly constructed in 1898 for John Hawes, the architect.<\/p>\n<p>Now\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk\/en-297661-white-tower-bognor-regis-west-sussex\" target=\"_blank\">Grade ll listed<\/a>, Hawes built the tower to be tall enough to allow him a view of the sea over the seafront hotels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I visited Bognor Regis earlier this year, I was blasted with a\u00a0monsoon-like rain and a howling gale that made taking photos near-impossible, so\u00a0it was great to return over the &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16791,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[17,193],"tags":[717,716,1313,1312,1195,53,612,32,207,217],"class_list":["post-16781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-photos","category-places","tag-bognor","tag-bognor-regis","tag-donuts","tag-doughnuts","tag-photos","tag-pier","tag-railway-station","tag-seaside","tag-station","tag-sussex"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/bognor-regis-pier-streeet-shots-013.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pQI7P-4mF","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16781"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16781\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16794,"href":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16781\/revisions\/16794"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16791"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}