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Bournemouth pier last weekend, at a low Spring tide.
A structure of its postwar time..the original was cut in two in the war to stop enemy landings.
Somewhere which no local would go in the summer!
But maybe I will go grockle-watching one day this season....
History of Bournemouth Pier
Bournemouth pierThe first pier in Bournemouth consisted of a short wooden jetty that was completed in 1856. This was replaced by a much longer wooden pier, designed by George Rennie, which opened on September 17, 1861. Due to an attack by Teredo worm, the wooden piles were removed in favour of cast iron replacements in 1866, but even with this additional benefit just over a year later the pier was made unusable when the T-shaped landing stage was swept away in a gale. After repairs, the pier continued in use for a further ten years until November 1876 when another severe storm caused further collapse rendering the pier too short for steamboat traffic. The Rennie pier was subsequently demolished, and replaced in 1877 by a temporary structure. During the next three years a new pier, designed by Eugenius Birch, was completed.
At a cost of £2,600 the new Bournemouth Pier was opened by the Lord Mayor of London on August 11, 1880. Consisting of an open promenade, it stretched to a length of 838 ft (255.4 m) and spanned some 35 ft (10.6 m) across the neck of the pier, extending to 110 ft (33.3 m) at the head. With the addition of a bandstand in 1885, military band concerts took place three times a day in summer and twice daily throughout the winter. Covered shelters were also provided at this time. Two extensions, in 1894 and 1909 respectively, took the pier's overall length to more than 1000 ft (304.8 m).
In common with virtually all other piers in the south and east of the country, Bournemouth Pier was substantially demolished by an army demolition team in the spring of 1940 as a precaution against German invasion. The pier was repaired and re-opened in August 1946. Refurbishment of the pier head was carried out in 1950, and ten years later a rebuild of the substructure was completed in concrete to take the weight of a new pier theatre. A structural survey of 1976 found major areas of corrosion, and in 1979 a £1.7m restoration program was initiated. Having demolished the old shoreward end buildings, replacing them with a new two storey octagonal leisure complex, and reconstructed the pier neck in concrete giving it the bridge-like appearance that it retains today, the work was completed in two years.
from wikipedia
Comments (40)
Faemike55
Wonderful shot and great postwork
tennesseecowgirl
Nice capture and treatment on this one Andrea.
cfulton
Quite a history. Interesting detail. Clive
mermaid
so interstering history and I love the postwork you did on this gorgeous shot!
kaward
A superbly composed piece, like it!
helanker
I must say, they really have worked many times on that pier. WOW ! Thanks for the info. You have made the pier into a ghost like pier and it looks awesome.
awjay
nice postwork
JaneEden
I hadn't realised how many times work has been done on this amazing pier Andrea, I only knew of course about the war years from my mother of how many piers were taken down or shortened. Thanks for taking the time to inform us all of its history, hugs Jane xx
Meisiekind
Incredible image and info Andrea! I LOVE the poistwork you used here! Well done! :)
decie
excellent!!!!
flora-crassella
interesting!!! Wonderful work!
aksirp
thank you for history and picture, i love pier's, we have not any... we have no tide, so its very exotique for me.. wonderful picture, very impressiv.. greetings from cold and snow:)
jendellas
Love how this is pic presented. What a history, our pier isn't very long!!!!
jeroni
Beautiful composition. excellent work
evielouise
Excellent!~
BertDes
Excellent and interesting story.
ocoee53
A great view of an interesting structure. I dare say it probably does not get photographed much! I like the post-work too.
danob
Thanks for the history my son lives near and I had no idea of this! Like the postwork too
KataPan
Interesting story. Wonderful postwork!!!
goodoleboy
Oh, I see postwork all over this interesting capture, Andrea. Poster edges? And, according to your compleat and revealing narrative, this pier, which has no peer, has quite a history behind it. Hardly a tourist trap.
watapki66
Very interesting history and wonderful shot!
wysiwig
Looks a bit like an etching. Wonderful post work. Thank you for the very interesting history narrative. A lesson in perseverance.
Chipka
This and your more recent upload work so perfectly together in giving a glimpse into another world: which other world, I have no idea, but its an interesting one...deliciously alien...it's the architecture here and the overall sense of huge, though partly-enclosed space. The light is fantastic, and well...the undersides of piers are interesting in so many ways. This is a gorgeous piece of work! I love the postwork, and as I look at this, I can imagine a rather odd character or two walking toward the viewer, discussing something oh-so important in hushed tones. This is gorgeous and evocative.
Blush
Awesome image Andusan~ the history as well Great postwork Hugs S
dbrv6
Excellent capture and from such a perspective with the history - kudos.
kbrog
Excellent capture!
e-brink
A superb location and a great treatment of the image.
auntietk
Wonderful composition and postwork, and the information is fascinating! Thanks for sharing this view with us.
MrsRatbag
Your postwork really pops this shot -- well done!
danapommet
Interesting POV and nice postwork. Dana