West Pier
The West Pier is a ruined pier in Brighton, England. Designed by Eugenius Birch and opening in 1866, the West End Pier, as it was originally known, was the first pier to be Grade I listed in England but has become increasingly derelict since its closure to the public in 1975.- 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.
Royal Pavilion
The Royal Pavilion and its surrounding gardens form a Grade I listed former royal residence in Brighton, 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. Royal Pavilion is situated 3,500 feet east of West Pier.Regency Square
Park
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brighton and Montpelier.
Brighton
Brighton is a seaside resort in East Sussex, south-eastern coast of England, 76 km south of London. In 1997, the district of Brighton merged with Hove to form the City of Brighton and Hove which was given city status in 2001.Montpelier
Locality
Montpelier is an inner suburban area of Brighton, part of the English city and seaside resort of Brighton and Hove. 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".
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Locality
West Pier
- Categories: pier, ruins, and historic site
- Location: Brighton and Hove, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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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
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Satellite Map
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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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