Piers of Sussex (Paperback, New)

Sussex has a good claim to be the birthplace of the seaside pleasure pier, for although Ryde Pier on the Isle of Wight has the earliest origins as a pier, the famous Chain Pier at Brighton was the first to be used as a fashionable promenade. There followed a rich succession of piers, as from the 1860s until around 1910 as they were constructed in Brighton West, Worthing, Bognor, Hastings, and Eastbourne. In their heyday they were the place to be seen. Brighton even boasted a "moving pier," the extraordinary Electric Railway, affectionately known as the "Daddy-long-legs." One of the country's finest piers, Brighton Pier suffered a decline in popularity in the 1950s and 1960s, enduring a high-profile demise after dereliction from fire and storm damage. Nonetheless there is hope for it yet and the county of Sussex should be proud to have retained six of its piers including three of Britain's finest.

General

Imprint:	The History Press Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 2009
First published:	July 2009
Authors:	Martin Easdown
Dimensions:	240 x 170 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	160
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-7524-4884-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Local history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Local history
LSN:	0-7524-4884-6
Barcode:	9780752448848

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