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A fascinating collection of images featuring great British piers (page 4)

Immerse yourself in the tranquil beauty of these picturesque seaside piers.

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Background imageA fascinating collection of images featuring great British piers: Blackpool North Pier

Blackpool North Pier
circa 1900: Bathing machines lined up on the beach in front of the North Pier, Blackpool. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imageA fascinating collection of images featuring great British piers: Blackpool Beach 1903

Blackpool Beach 1903
1903: Families enjoy the beach at Blackpool with the North Pier visible in the background. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imageA fascinating collection of images featuring great British piers: Brighton Pier

Brighton Pier
14th June 1856: Professional pyrotechnist Southby oversees a firework display on the chain pier at Brighton, to celebrate the end of the Crimean War. An engraving by E Evans

Background imageA fascinating collection of images featuring great British piers: Brighton Palace Pier

Brighton Palace Pier
circa 1900: Palace Pier at Brighton. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imageA fascinating collection of images featuring great British piers: Winter Seas

Winter Seas
February 1928: Rough seas breaking on a sea wall by Brighton pier. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageA fascinating collection of images featuring great British piers: Brighton Pier

Brighton Pier
circa 1900: An open top bus and a car passing Brighton pier in East Sussex with a view of the Palace Of Fun and the electric railway. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageA fascinating collection of images featuring great British piers: Holiday Crowds

Holiday Crowds
June 1922: Holiday crowds on Pier Hill, Southend. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageA fascinating collection of images featuring great British piers: What The Butler Saw

What The Butler Saw
27th June 1935: Holidaymakers view What The Butler Saw picture peep shows (mutoscopes) on the pier at Llandudno, North Wales. (Photo by E. Dean/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageA fascinating collection of images featuring great British piers: Bournemouth

Bournemouth
7th February 1928: The pierhead at Bournemouth from the beach. (Photo by Console/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageA fascinating collection of images featuring great British piers: Holidaymakers on the beach at Brighton

Holidaymakers on the beach at Brighton

Background imageA fascinating collection of images featuring great British piers: Sea-side board-walk scene

Sea-side board-walk scene
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Sea-side board-walk scene. (Photo by George Marks/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageA fascinating collection of images featuring great British piers: Big Wheel

Big Wheel
12th August 1939: Big Wheel on the Palace Pier, Brighton. Original Publication: Picture Post - 171 - Brighton - pub. 1939 (Photo by Felix Man/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Background imageA fascinating collection of images featuring great British piers: And Over There

And Over There
12th August 1939: On Brighton pier a woman point out buildings in the town to her partner. Original Publication: Picture Post - 171 - Brighton - pub

Background imageA fascinating collection of images featuring great British piers: Brighton Pier; litter left by the departed crowds

Brighton Pier; litter left by the departed crowds
June 1952: A pile of litter left by the departed crowds on the famous Brighton Pier. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5902 - Brighton Pier - unpub

Background imageA fascinating collection of images featuring great British piers: Southwold

Southwold
The sea front of Southwold in Suffolk, circa 1920. (Photo by Alfred Hind Robinson/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageA fascinating collection of images featuring great British piers: Brighton Chain Pier

Brighton Chain Pier
The Royal Suspension Chain Pier in Brighton is severely damaged by lightning during a storm, 15th October 1833. Engraved by George Hunt from a painting by S. J. E. Jones

Background imageA fascinating collection of images featuring great British piers: Ramsgate Sands

Ramsgate Sands
The Sands at Ramsgate, a seaside resort in East Kent, 1878. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageA fascinating collection of images featuring great British piers: Ramsgate Sands

Ramsgate Sands
The Sands at Ramsgate, a seaside resort in East Kent, 1878. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageA fascinating collection of images featuring great British piers: Eastbourne Sea Front

Eastbourne Sea Front
Holidaymakers on the sea front at Eastbourne, East Sussex, with Eastbourne pier in the background, circa 1895. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageA fascinating collection of images featuring great British piers: Clacton Pier

Clacton Pier
Holidaymakers on the beach at Clacton, Essex, circa 1925. (Photo by A. H. Robinson/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageA fascinating collection of images featuring great British piers: Victorian Bathers

Victorian Bathers
1890: A Victorian bathing party at the seaside. Original Publication: From The Mirror of the World pub. 1890 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageA fascinating collection of images featuring great British piers: Brighton West Pier

Brighton West Pier
The West Pier in Brighton, circa 1872. (Photo by Otto Herschan/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageA fascinating collection of images featuring great British piers: Down To Margate

Down To Margate
A musical troupe entertains the holidaymakers under Margate Pier, circa 1860. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageA fascinating collection of images featuring great British piers: Bournemouth Beach

Bournemouth Beach
Busy traffic along Bournemouth seafront in Dorset, circa 1925. (Photo by S. W. Batting/Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageA fascinating collection of images featuring great British piers: Brighton Pier

Brighton Pier
The Brighton Marine Palace and Pier in Brighton, Sussex, circa 1910. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageA fascinating collection of images featuring great British piers: Brighton West Pier

Brighton West Pier
The West Pier in Brighton, Sussex, circa 1900. (Photo by Francis Frith/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageA fascinating collection of images featuring great British piers: Clacton Seafront

Clacton Seafront
Holidaymakers on the promenade at Clacton, Essex, with the pier in the background, 1923. (Photo by Alfred Hind Robinson/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageA fascinating collection of images featuring great British piers: Clacton Pier

Clacton Pier
Holidaymakers crowd the pier at Clacton, Essex, circa 1925. (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageA fascinating collection of images featuring great British piers: Southend Pier

Southend Pier
10th July 1909: A crowd on the pier at Southend-on-Sea. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageA fascinating collection of images featuring great British piers: Penarth, circa 1910

Penarth, circa 1910
View of Penarth from the Pier, Glamorganshire, Wales, circa 1910. It was opened to the public in February 1895, but the formal opening ceremony did not occur untl 6th April

Background imageA fascinating collection of images featuring great British piers: Penarth

Penarth
View from the pier at Penarth, Glamorganshire, Wales, circa 1910. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageA fascinating collection of images featuring great British piers: Skegness Pier

Skegness Pier
The Pier at Skegness, Lincolnshire, circa 1900. (Photo by James Valentine/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageA fascinating collection of images featuring great British piers: Couple Watching The Sea on Blackpool Promenade

Couple Watching The Sea on Blackpool Promenade
July 1951: A couple looking out to sea on Blackpool Promenade. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5358 - Bert Hardys Box Camera - pub. 1951 (Photo by Bert Hardy/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Background imageA fascinating collection of images featuring great British piers: The End of Clevedon Pier at Sunset

The End of Clevedon Pier at Sunset
Clevedon Pier in North Somerset, England is the last remaining intact Grade I Listed pier in the UK. It is a fine piece of Victorian design/architecture which stretches majestically into the Bristol



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