There was indeed a fire, but it was only really the coup-de-grace. The pier was already a ruin.
John
On Tue, 19 Apr 2005 21:08:14 -0400, John Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Wasn't there a fire a few years ago?
I don't know about the technical qualities, but as photo- journalism it works very well - I just showed it to my wife (a student at Brighton several decades ago).
On Tue, Apr 19, 2005 at 03:55:12PM -0700, Keith Whaley wrote:That used to be very famous didn't it? Seen in pictures and movies all over the world?
What a shame...
keith
John Forbes wrote:
>http://www.johnpforbes.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/htm/_IGP9794crop.jpg > >Apologies for the horrid pun. > >This is Brighton West Pier, which the city of Brighton has permitted to >decay. >Taken on a miserable late February day. > >Comments welcome. > >John > >
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