The story of the Hastings Pier is an improbable one. Located in Hastings - a stone's throw away from the battlefield that defined English history - the pier was first opened to the promenading public in 1872. For decades the structure, an exuberant array of Victorian-era decoration, entertained seaside crowds but by the new millennium had fallen out of disrepair. In 2008 the pier was closed - a closure that became seemingly irreversible when, two years later, it burnt down.
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The Unlikely Life, Death and Rebirth of the Hastings Pier
https://www.archdaily.com/904633/the-unlikely-life-death-and-rebirth-of-the-hastings-pierKatherine Allen
dRMM’s 2017 Stirling Prize Winner Hastings Pier Seeks New Owner After Charity Folds
Just four months after winning the 2017 Stirling Prize, the UK’s top honor for architecture, dRMM’s Hastings Pier is now up for sale, as the charity that owned and operated the structure was declared insolvent for failing to reach self-funding status.
https://www.archdaily.com/889627/drmms-2017-stirling-prize-winner-hastings-pier-seeks-new-owner-after-charity-foldsPatrick Lynch