Ribbons and a defaced yellow banner tied to the locked gates of Hastings Pier in East Sussex, England, UK, in May 2011, seven months after a devastating fire. The Victorian pier, opened in 1872, hosted major rock and pop acts in the 1960s, including Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones and The Who. Fire destroyed the 2,000 seat Hastings Pier Pavilion in 1972, the pier was closed as a dangerous structure and on 5 October 2010, a blaze destroyed its remaining wooden buildings. Rebuilding work was launched in 2011 and the pier reopened in 2016.
Hastings, East Sussex, United Kingdom: ribbons tied to locked gates barring access to historic Hastings Pier, seven months after fire ripped through it in October 2010, destroying 95 per cent of the superstructure. Also tied to the gates is a yellow banner, urging the public to support the Hastings Pier and White Rock Trust’s ‘People’s Pier’ campaign to bid for £ million from the National Heritage Lottery Fund to restore the pier’s substructure and renovate its remaining building. Despite backing from Hastings Borough Council and many local people, there was at least some dissent - as black graffiti added to the banner clearly shows. The pier, opened in 1872, was one of the best-loved pleasure piers built at English seaside resorts during the reign of Queen Victoria. It enjoyed a spectacular renaissance in the 1960s, when the Hastings Pier Pavilion hosted British and American rock bands and artists such as Pink Floyd, Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, The Who and Genesis. Fire destroyed the original 2,000-seat pavilion in 1972 and the structure then suffered storm damage in 1990. In 2006, the pier closed to the public because it was unsafe. Despite a Save the Pier campaign, a restoration programme was deterred by estimated costs of £24 million. The fire which began in the early hours of 5 October 2010 then devastated the remaining wooden buildings. At around the time this image was captured, in May 2011, the first tranche of the £ million grant from National Lottery funds was released to kickstart the pier’s complete redevelopment. It reopened to the public in April 2016 and the design by architects dRMM won the 2017 Stirling Prize, the UK’s most prestigious architectural award.
Size: 4256px × 2832px
Location: Hastings, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Photo credit: © Terence Kerr / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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