Well I thought the same. Only the owners of the palace pier had the motive. But it turns out there was another...
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West pier
- Thread starter northern seagall
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Robot Chicken
Seriously?
Never mind the West Pier. Let's rebuild the Chain Pier!
Lady Gull
New member
I love it - just the way it is actually!
Just one thing stopping anything being done its a dinosaur called the West Pier Trust.
Willy Dangle
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- Aug 31, 2011
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Isn't that France?.
Bridge to Nowhere
The Delivery Bike was upside down in the front garden for want of a 26 x 1¾ back tyre (they have to be ordered and it takes time) and a scrap metal man called. The bike has got a lease of life but I'd sooner have a new shiny one (with a more modern design).
The West Pier is past a new lease of life. It needs to replaced by a shiny new pier. And paid out of capitalists money or else it is unfair competition for the other pier.
The Delivery Bike was upside down in the front garden for want of a 26 x 1¾ back tyre (they have to be ordered and it takes time) and a scrap metal man called. The bike has got a lease of life but I'd sooner have a new shiny one (with a more modern design).
The West Pier is past a new lease of life. It needs to replaced by a shiny new pier. And paid out of capitalists money or else it is unfair competition for the other pier.
And the Hotel Burned to the Ground
I expect he will be laughing his head orf. It was a confidence trick from the beginning. Ingenious yes. The design was crap and it was in the wrong place: the pier supports were originally sand-blasted to bits by the sea and the amount iron used it in its construction was tantamount to fraud. And furthermore, the owners deliberately neglected it. And the owners got out of their responsibilities like a football club that could not support itself, sold for £1 to Prince *****.
I expect he will be laughing his head orf. It was a confidence trick from the beginning. Ingenious yes. The design was crap and it was in the wrong place: the pier supports were originally sand-blasted to bits by the sea and the amount iron used it in its construction was tantamount to fraud. And furthermore, the owners deliberately neglected it. And the owners got out of their responsibilities like a football club that could not support itself, sold for £1 to Prince *****.
Steveapps71
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think we should get some local famous rich people involved to get it rebuilt, call Chris Eubank 
Barrel of Fun
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vegster
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- May 5, 2008
- 27,908
Sad but inevitable BoF, to much infighting and not enough action has allowed this to happen, it is now a Grade 1 collection of metal girders and will never ever get rebuilt.We will just watch it crumble away in stages.
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I've previously defended the West Pier Trust, but there seems to have been a lot of money flying about and very little action. Work seems to be going ahead in preparation for the i360, but I won't hold my breath on that. I'm actually a little sceptical of the whole project. It might bring excitement to visitors, but what will it bring to the locals? Sure, there will be visitors spending money, but will it look good on our seafront?
Sad times.
Barrel of Fun
Abort, retry, fail
I've previously defended the West Pier Trust, but there seems to have been a lot of money flying about and very little action. Work seems to be going ahead in preparation for the i360, but I won't hold my breath on that. I'm actually a little sceptical of the whole project. It might bring excitement to visitors, but what will it bring to the locals? Sure, there will be visitors spending money, but will it look good on our seafront?
Sad times.
vegster
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- May 5, 2008
- 27,908
BensGrandad
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That is the correct answer
GingerBeerMan
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- Dec 29, 2011
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It's the most beautiful thing in Brighton, when I'm old I'll have fond memories of spending time on the beach in the summer, with the sun setting behind the iconic structure that Brighton has become so well know for. Hopefully it will remain for another decade, but I'm not holding my breath 
Got to agree with this.
clippedgull
Hotdogs, extra onions
It's the most beautiful thing in Brighton, when I'm old I'll have fond memories of spending time on the beach in the summer, with the sun setting behind the iconic structure that Brighton has become so well know for. Hopefully it will remain for another decade, but I'm not holding my breath
Agreed.
With the sun setting behind it, it looks beautiful.