North Pier, Blackpool, Lancashire
Blackpool's first pier was designed by Eugenius Birch and opened on the 21st May 1863. The Grade II* structure is built on screw piling from a cast iron framework and has received many additions over the years. Despite damage by shipping (notably in June 1897 when Nelson's former flagship HMS Foudroyant was wrecked in a storm whilst moored to the structure) and by fire, the structure remains the most traditional and well preserved of Blackpool's piers.
