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Eastbourne Pier on fire and looks to be lost !!

barryt007barryt007
in General Discussion Posts: 19,339
This is another piece of British history burning,another Victorian pier is on fire right now and the fire crews are struggling to stop it,just like Hastings and Brighton .

This is so upsetting for history buffs like me,who are proud in what our ancestors did.
I'm so sad and angry about this,it had better not have been deliberate.

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  • WillyGaloreWillyGalore
    Posts: 6,396
    Oh wow. It reminds me of the fire on Weston pier a few years back.

  • GetafixGetafix
    Posts: 11,425
    Very sad. And we don't seem to have the will to rebuild them.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
    Posts: 18,281
    Very sad news indeed. I recall the other pier fires too. Once gone they never return it seems.
  • WillyGaloreWillyGalore
    edited July 2014 Posts: 6,396
    Weston and Hastings have both been rebuilt after they were burnt down.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    Posts: 24,183
    That's terrible. :(
  • TokolosheTokoloshe Under your bed
    Posts: 2,667
    That's very sad. I was in Eastbourne last November and it's a lovely pier. A shame they are always so prone to fires such as this.
  • zebrafishzebrafish <°)))< in Octopussy's garden in the shade
    Posts: 4,341
    The video on the Guardian's website looks like it is only the front bit. I would guess that the fire brigade has wetted the middle section so much that none of the wood will burn. Plus wind coming from the sea, pushing the fire to the land. If all ends well, they may be able to get away repairing the front-end.

    Fire started in an Arcade-game shop - no comment! Those are the most useless shops anyway.
  • boldfingerboldfinger
    Posts: 5,767
    I hope they can and will rebuild it. I´m a sucker for that kind of architecture.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
    Posts: 18,281
    They seem to be saying that it was not suspicious which is a small relief I suppose.
  • JWESTBROOKJWESTBROOK
    Posts: 5,745
    Didn't Taken 2 end with the main characters on this pier as the camera panned out and the titles rolled? I know I recognize this from a movie I've seen in the last few years.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
    edited July 2014 Posts: 18,281
    The Alan Partridge Alpha Papa 2013 movie ends on a pier too, but I can't recall which one (Norwich?)
  • barryt007barryt007
    edited July 2014 Posts: 19,339
    Apparantly the fire started behind some wood panelling,so it looks like an electrical fire originally.

    This is how it looks the morning after :


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    At least the metal structure is holding at the moment.
  • MrcogginsMrcoggins Following in the footsteps of Quentin Quigley.
    Posts: 3,144
    That is shuch a shame Eastbourne pier was a great place to visit the frame in the above picture looks fit for scrap I'm afraid .
  • RC7RC7
    Posts: 10,512
    Dragonpol wrote: »
    The Alan Partridge Alpha Papa 20123 movie ends on a pier too, but I can't recall which one (Norwich?)

    Cromer.
  • GetafixGetafix
    Posts: 11,425
    Wow, it's totally gone. I expect the framework is wrecked as well due to the heat. What a shame.
  • WillyGaloreWillyGalore
    Posts: 6,396
    It's not as bad as it first looked. It's only the arcade building at the front that was destroyed. The metal skeleton has survived.

    Could've been a lot worse.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
    edited July 2014 Posts: 18,281
    RC7 wrote: »
    Dragonpol wrote: »
    The Alan Partridge Alpha Papa 20123 movie ends on a pier too, but I can't recall which one (Norwich?)

    Cromer.

    Thank you. I've only seen the film once!
  • MayDayDiVicenzoMayDayDiVicenzo Here and there
    Posts: 5,080
    http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-28599167

  • RogueAgentRogueAgent
    Posts: 12,526
    Real shame, it seems to be happening far too often!
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