Birnbeck Pier
United Kingdom /
England /
Weston-super-Mare /
Birnbeck Road
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/ United Kingdom
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/ Weston-super-Mare
World / United Kingdom / England
pier, Grade II* Listed (UK)
This pier links the mainland at Weston-super-Mare to a small Island. Construction of it was finished in 1867. It is used for pleasure steamers and was also used by the admiralty during WW2. It is on English Heritage's Buildings at risk register but for many years now local residents and visitors have been waiting for something new to happen to it instead of there being a penny arcade, a ticket office for the steamers and a branch of the RNLI.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birnbeck_Pier
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Coordinates: 51°21'27"N 2°59'51"W
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