Worthing Pier
Worthing Pier is a public pleasure pier in Worthing, West Sussex, England. Designed by Sir Robert Rawlinson, it was opened on 12 April 1862 and remains open to the public.Photo: P L Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Pier
- Description: pier in Worthing, West Sussex, England, UK
- Also known as: “Worthing Pier (including Pierfoot Pavilion and Pierhead Pavilion)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Connaught Theatre and Worthing Museum and Art Gallery.
Connaught Theatre
Theater building
Photo: The Voice of Hassocks, Public domain.
The Connaught Theatre is a Streamline Moderne-style theatre and cinema in the centre of Worthing, in West Sussex, England. Built as the Picturedrome cinema in 1914, the venue was extended in 1935 and became the new home of the Connaught Theatre. Connaught Theatre is situated 2,000 feet north of Worthing Pier.
Worthing Museum and Art Gallery
Museum
Photo: Basher Eyre, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Worthing Museum and Art Gallery is in the centre of Worthing near the grade II* listed St Paul's. The building, which celebrated its centenary in 2008, was originally designed to house the town's library as well as the museum, the library section being funded by Andrew Carnegie. Worthing Museum and Art Gallery is situated 2,300 feet north of Worthing Pier.
Worthing Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: The Voice of Hassocks, Public domain.
Worthing Town Hall, or New Town Hall, is a municipal building in Chapel Road, Worthing, West Sussex, England. The town hall, which is a meeting place of Worthing Borough Council, is a Grade II listed building. Worthing Town Hall is situated 2,400 feet north of Worthing Pier.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Worthing and Broadwater.
Worthing
Photo: Mattbuck, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Worthing is the largest town in West Sussex. The town lies nestled between the English Channel and the South Downs National Park. It is a seaside town with a pier, a prom and pleasant seaside parks.
Broadwater
Suburb
Photo: Oxenhillshaw, Public domain.
Broadwater is a neighbourhood of Worthing, in the borough of Worthing in West Sussex, England. Situated between the South Downs and the English Channel, Broadwater was once a parish in its own right and included Worthing when the latter was a small fishing hamlet.
Sompting
Village
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shoreham-by-Sea is a town in West Sussex, England between Worthing and Brighton. It is the seat of Adur District which includes the parishes of Coombes, Lancing and Sompting. Sompting is situated 2 miles north of Worthing Pier.
Worthing Pier
- Categories: building and transportation
- Location: West Sussex, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.8082° or 50° 48′ 30″ northLongitude
-0.36944° or 0° 22′ 10″ westOperator
Adur and Worthing CouncilsOpen location code
9C2XRJ5J+76OpenStreetMap ID
way 92033496OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=pierGeoNames ID
11153505Wikidata ID
Q8037225
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In Other Languages
“Worthing Pier” goes by many names.
- Slovak: “Worthing Pier”
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