Every time another bit of the West Pier fell into the sea, there would be jolly Dr Geoff Lockwood standing on the windswept beach on camera in a Martin Perryesque anorak going 'ho ho we can rebuild it, no problem'.
Then you turn on the telly to Salvage Hunters and there's Rachel Clark...
Meanwhile The West Pier Trust continues on its merry funded way. Anybody smell fish?
'History of the Trust
In 1998 the Trust was awarded £14.2m by the Heritage Lottery Fund towards the restoration of the pier. It was complicated project involving a substantial enabling development and several...