February 28, 2014 at 10:56 am
With the weather sunny and dry for one, I decided to take a trip to Brighton to catch some of the after storm damage. I walked from Brighton Railway station to Hove and back.
Firstly the decaying West Pier

West Pier Brighton after winter storms by Martin D Stitchener, on Flickr

Split apart by Winter storms West Pier Brighton by Martin D Stitchener, on Flickr

Shadows of the West pier Brighton by Martin D Stitchener, on Flickr

Brighton West Pier and the waves 24-02-14 by Martin D Stitchener, on Flickr
The beach invading

Storm damage at Hove stairs now buried by Martin D Stitchener, on Flickr

Returning the Beach to the Beach by Martin D Stitchener, on Flickr

There you go Pebbles back where you belong by Martin D Stitchener, on Flickr

Hove looking toward Brighton showing some of area where pebbles where left after storms by Martin D Stitchener, on Flickr

It’s bin better by Martin D Stitchener, on Flickr

Brighton and Hove Despite the pebble invasion benches still usable by Martin D Stitchener, on Flickr
Thanks for looking.
By: charliehunt - 3rd March 2014 at 06:00
Now that’s a positive thought!;)
By: duxfordhawk - 2nd March 2014 at 21:59
I feel sure i360 will work and bring something special to Brighton and maybe one day a new West pier can be built from the money it raises, just maybe.
By: charliehunt - 2nd March 2014 at 15:07
Me too – it seems to well planned and costed and would certainly draw the visitors. Whilst the West Pier dies at its feet.
By: trumper - 2nd March 2014 at 12:02
I hope the IP360 works
By: duxfordhawk - 2nd March 2014 at 11:12
I agree Charlie it’s sad to see the West pier decline the way it has. The West pier trust have been given a grant to put an observation tower on the land end of the pier and admit there is not enough money to restore the pier or to remove its remains. They say they haven’t given up hope though, the rest of us have.
This is the I360
By: charliehunt - 28th February 2014 at 13:14
Evocative pictures. A few million tons of shingle must have been shifted this winter around the exposed coastlines. What a sad and sorry sight the West Pier is for one who remembers frequent visits to it in the 50s and 60s. Presumably it is being left to its fate to avoid the costs of controlled destruction and removal.
By: trumper - 28th February 2014 at 13:03
You found better weather there than round here.Makes you realise we are still at the mercy of the weather.
By: AlanR - 28th February 2014 at 11:41
Nice pictures.