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West Pier

The West Pier is a ruined in , England. Designed by Eugenius Birch and opening in 1866, it was the first pier to be Grade I listed in England but has become increasingly derelict since its closure to the public in 1975.
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  • Access is restricted and requires permission.
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: derelict pleasure pier in Brighton, UK
  • Also known as: “The West Pier, Brighton”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Royal Pavilion and Upside Down House.

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The and surrounding gardens is a Grade I listed former royal residence located in , England. Beginning in 1787, it was built in three stages as a seaside retreat for George, Prince of Wales, who became the Prince Regent in 1811, and King George IV in 1820. is situated 3,500 feet east of West Pier.

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is situated 920 feet north of West Pier.

Park
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is a large early 19th-century residential development on the seafront in , part of the British city of . Conceived by speculative developer Joshua Hanson as Brighton underwent its rapid transformation into a fashionable resort, the three-sided "set piece" of 69 houses and associated structures was built between 1818 and 1832. is situated 1,300 feet north of West Pier.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brighton and Montpelier.

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is a seaside resort in , south-eastern coast of , 76 km south of . In 1997, the district of merged with Hove to form the City of and Hove which was given city status in 2001.

Locality
is an inner suburban area of , part of the English city and seaside resort of . Developed together with the adjacent Clifton Hill area in the mid-19th century, it forms a high-class, architecturally cohesive residential district with "an exceptionally complete character".

Locality
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is a central residential and shopping district of , East Sussex, on the English south coast, north of the Lanes. it is Brighton's bohemian and cultural quarter, with many pubs, cafés, restaurants, independent shops, plus theatres, a museum and art gallery.

West Pier

Latitude
50.819° or 50° 49′ 8″ north
Longitude
-0.152° or 0° 9′ 7″ west
Inception
October 6th, 1866
Open location code
9C2XRR9X+J5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 96651243
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­pier
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q3081510
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In Other Languages

From Bavarian to Ukrainian—“West Pier” goes by many names.
  • Bavarian: “West Pier”
  • Chinese: “西碼頭”
  • Danish: “The West Pier”
  • Dutch: “West Pier”
  • Finnish: “Länsilaituri”
  • French: “Jetée ouest de Brighton”
  • French: “West Pier”
  • German: “West Pier”
  • Japanese: “ウェスト・ピア”
  • Japanese: “ウェストピア”
  • Slovak: “West Pier”
  • Slovenian: “West Pier”
  • Spanish: “West Pier”
  • Ukrainian: “Західний пірс у Брайтоні”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “West Pier”. Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.