Opening in 1899, it was the third pier to be constructed in Brighton after the Royal Suspension Chain Pier and Brighton West Pier, but is now the only one still in operation. It is now an amusement park.
The pier was designed by R. St. George Moore. The contract for the palace and pier was let to A. Woodhouse, of Newport, Mon. The engineer and contractor for the erection was Arthur Mayoh, of Manchester. Length 1700 ft. 330 cast iron screw piles.[1]
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Sources of Information
- ↑ The Engineer, 12 Feb1892, pp.136-7. Includes a number of detail drawings