The great pier architect Eugenius Birch (who designed Brighton’s West Pier and the ... So Hastings became Birch’s first purpose-built pleasure pier. Work began on 18 December, 1869 with ...

Most visitors to Brighton Palace Pier will now have to pay a £1 entry fee A £1 entry fee has come into effect on Brighton's Palace Pier. The pier's operators said it is needed to cover the ...

The West Pier Centre in Brighton will be hosting a sale of ... The West Pier opened in 1866 during a boom in pleasure pier building. It was extended in 1893, and a concert hall was added ...