Remembering the Brighton West Pier in photos, part two

By 2003,  storm damage and two arson attacks had all but destroyed the entire structure of the West Pier.

Although there is an active campaign to create an ‘appropriate successor to the historic West Pier’ one thing is for sure – the wonderful pier ain’t coming back.

[Oct 2003 view]

[Feb 2004]

The sole remaining wooden structure on the pier in Feb, 2004.

[July 2004]

By July 2004, the Concert hall had completely collapsed into the sea.

[June 2006]

Even in its burnt out state, you can still see glimpses of its former Victorian and Edwardian elegance.

The top of the concert hall can be seen above the waves.

A last look at the rusting remains of the pier.

More about the West Pier:

Part one: The glorious heyday and fall from grace
Part three: End of the pier and its i360 successor

External links:

West Pier Trust – Wikipedia Feature – History of the pier

Related posts:

Remembering the Brighton West Pier in photos, part one Brighton West Pier sunset – photos of the autumnal sun setting over the doomed Victorian pier The tragedy of West Pier, Brighton beach, Brighton Brighton’s derelict West Pier in the winter sun and storms – in photos Brighton 2002: West Pier and a shop window piled full of books Brighton’s West Pier in 2014 – Victorian elegance rusts into the sea The tragedy of Brighton’s West Pier Brighton’s i360 tower under construction -photos