Collections: Chain Pier Remains

The Commemorative Plaque for the Chain Pier

I was very pleased to see this tablet erected.

Tagged as: Seafront

Image (c) Carol Homewood

It reads:

THE CHAIN PIER

This tablet commemorates the pier, erected in 1823, and destroyed by storm in 1896

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Carol Homewood

The images and text on this site are the original work and copyright of Carol Homewood. Please do not publish elsewhere without permission. Sharing posts is fine though! You can read more about image rights here, and find prints of my photography for sale here.

See more of my photographs of the remains of the Chain Pier

Chain Pier Remains September 2009

At the time I didn’t appreciate how lucky I was to catch such a low tide.

Three Piers September 2009

For a brief moment in time Brighton had three piers; The Chain Pier, the West Pier and the Palace Pier.

Chain Pier second set of pillars 2 (c) Carol Homewood www.brightongirl.org.uk

More photos of the second set of pillars from the Chain Pier

Remains of the second set of pillars from the Chain Pier

Original Prints for Sale

A selection of my photographs available mounted from just £10 each.

Latest Happenings

Valley Gardens revamp Oct 2018 2 (c) Carol Homewood www.brightongirl.org.uk

Valley Gardens Redevelopment – Oct 2018

October 30, 2018

Work has now commenced on controversial plans to alter the traffic flow and accessibility of the area between St. Peter’s and Pool Valley.

Pelham Terrace on Lewes Road

October 1, 2018

Days are numbered for most of the buildings along Pelham Terrace, Lewes Road.

Pink Coconut 2018 1 (c) Carol Homewood www.brightongirl.org.uk

Pink Coconut Night Club / Sherry’s Dance Hall

July 27, 2018

Demolition has started of the old Pink Coconut Night Club.

Demolition of the Astoria (c) Carol Homewood brightongirl.org.uk

Demolition has started on the Astoria Cinema, Gloucester Place

May 30, 2018

Built in 1933. Closed as a cinema in the late 1970s, it became a Bingo Hall. This closed in 1997.

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