The first pier in Bournemouth consisted of a short wooden jetty that was completed in 1856. like all other piers in the south and east of England, it was substantially demolished in 1940 as a precaution against German invasion. The pier was repaired and re-opened in August 1946

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The first pier in Bournemouth consisted of a short wooden jetty that was completed in 1856. like all other piers in the south and east of England, it was substantially demolished in 1940 as a precaution against German invasion. The pier was repaired and re-opened in August 1946

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