West End Pier, Morecambe

West End Pier, Morecambe
West End Pier, Morecambe
West End Pier, Morecambe
iBase ID
234269
Reference identifier
NMO20110718003
Title
West End Pier, Morecambe
Place
Morecambe
General notes
Work began in 1893, with J. Harker as engineer. It opened in 1896, to a length of 1800 foot and was extended in 1898.
It was breached in two places by a storm in February 1903 and further storm damage occurred in 1907, washing away 180 foot of the extension. The pavilion was wrecked by fire in 1917. After a further storm, on 18th October 1927, the pier measured just 900 foot. It remained, however, a centre for a variety of entertainment despite the loss of the concert building (host to the Viennese Orchestra in 1912). Open-air dancing was popular after the Second World War.
In November 1977, further storm damage wrecked a third of the pier and isolated the open-air dancing and roller-skating area. Repair costs were estimated at a prohibitive £500,000 and the pier was demolished in 1978.
A plan for a new West End pier was not adapted.
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1940s
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