Image (c) Carol Homewood
The Palace Pier was built to replace the Chain Pier and the building of it started in 1891, five years before the Chain Pier finally collapsed. A lot of people think it was built in the same location as the Chain Pier when infact the Palace Pier was built slightly to the west of the Chain Pier about two beaches apart.
The picture here shows the remains of the Chain pier and the surviving Palace pier and remains of the West Pier in the background.
At the time I didn’t appreciate how lucky I was to catch such a low tide.
The remains of the second set of pylons of the Chain Pier in the sand looking towards the arches in the wall behind where the chains would have been embedded.
Remains of the second set of pillars from the Chain Pier
A selection of my photographs available mounted from just £10 each.
Work has now commenced on controversial plans to alter the traffic flow and accessibility of the area between St. Peter’s and Pool Valley.
Days are numbered for most of the buildings along Pelham Terrace, Lewes Road.
Demolition has started of the old Pink Coconut Night Club.
Built in 1933. Closed as a cinema in the late 1970s, it became a Bingo Hall. This closed in 1997.
A fantastic place to share your old Brighton pics and memories with other Brightonians.
