Piers · South East England
Britain's Victorian pleasure piers
Pleasure architecture on stilts — the surviving piers of seaside Britain.
There were 100 pleasure piers in their 1900s heyday; about 60 still stand. They preserve a particular British contradiction: industrial cast-iron ironwork supporting frivolity, peep-show machines and ice cream. This guide lists ten of the most rewarding to walk.
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