A postcard showing people inspecting damage to Worthing Pier following the storm of March 23rd 1913

Date:
24 Mar 1913 - 31 Mar 1913
Location:
Worthing Pier, Marine Parade, Worthing, West Sussex
Reference:
OP32063
Type:
Photograph (Postcard - Photographic)
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Description

A violent storm on Easter Monday 1913, resulted in the collapse of the wooden neck of the pier leaving the pavilion isolated.

Archival History

This photograph was withdrawn from the open Red Box Collection for conservation reasons during the 2011-12 Red Box Project.

Content

This is part of the Series: RBO01/41 Early Photographic Print Collection: West Sussex; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

Keywords

Victorian Pleasure Pier, Derelict Or Ruin, People, Seaside