Birnbeck pier weston-super-mare


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This is the only pier in the world to be joined to an island,it is also one of the oldest in the country being built in 1887.
It's grade 2 listed.
The welsh would come over[from Cardiff] on a Sunday for an alcoholic drink or two at one of the two bars.
The only working building is the RNLI lifeboat crews building.They put in a safe walkway to cross to base for the 50 - 55 callouts they have a year.
03/08/2011 - 08:30caj26
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bwlchmawr

Link Posted 03/08/2011 - 19:49
A fascinating subject on my back door! You might straighten the horizon a bit! (My personal weakness: I can't hold a camera level, which will one day be a good excuse for buying a K5!)
Best wishes,

Andrew

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autumnlight

Link Posted 03/08/2011 - 20:08

caj26

Link Posted 06/08/2011 - 12:07
Thanks Andrew I'll try to be more careful!
Thanks Maria.
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