The pier was set alight deliberately,they could've and should've restored long before,but they didn't,theres no excuse for that.All down to government and crappy brighton council as usual.
@PatriciaEnright
Ай бұрын
Very sad....can remember lovely holidays in Brighton in 60's and 70's with my late Mum and Dad. Always a treat to go onto the West Pier. Considered the posher end of Brighton back then. It should never have been allowed to fall into such disrepair in the first place....but probably wasn't as popular with visitors as it was in its heyday. So sad seeing it burn 😢
@chrisblay
2 ай бұрын
Very sad story of a Brighton landmark.
@michaelmarshall1628
3 ай бұрын
I got the same make and model I want to put a plug on lead but with no colour indication only two wires I don't want to blow the thing especially when it was all working when it was tested last time but that was a long time ago I don't know why the plug is off only two wires I hope to hear it working soon
@bryanmcalley2622
3 ай бұрын
You can connect them either way - that’s why they are not colour coded!
@angelsone-five7912
3 ай бұрын
RIP West Pier, the better of the two.
@montyzumazoom1337
3 ай бұрын
The west pier was the best pier. A very elegant structure, it was a tragedy it wasn't saved.
@darkestserenity6775
4 ай бұрын
I have such sweet memories as a girl of Brighton and just seeing that shell brought them flooding back. Remembering my Nan & Grandad taking me to the seaside is one of my favourite things. Thank you 😊
@djjayem100
4 ай бұрын
I always wonder what it would be like to be on it when it's all derelict and cut off from land. It gives me the biggest feeling of unease.
@johnbiddal5951
4 ай бұрын
I used to take my two small Toddlers on the West Pier and later down to the Paddling Pool nearby on the lower Prom. Lived in Kemp Town. West Pier was always better than the Palace Pier for nippers I thought. Palace Pier was always busy with Day Trippers back in the 1960's.
@OlafProt
4 ай бұрын
I'm pretty sure I went on the West Pier as a child early 70s, being told by my parents to mind the gaps in the flooring.
@lukodianfamily7565
5 ай бұрын
What is the 2003 video called? Of west pier
@Marshallo.o
6 ай бұрын
Brighton council should be ashamed of themselves for letting the pier fall into ruin. I hope the same fate does not fall to the currently closed of sections off Madeira Drive.
@Gals4Xxxk
7 ай бұрын
The music is terrifying…..
@Minecraftystuff
9 ай бұрын
As of 2023, it has been 20 years since the 2 fires on the west pier. April 2003 and May 2003
@tobyharrison147
9 ай бұрын
Did you know that the west pier was burned because of a arson
@rozzyalexa9005
Жыл бұрын
Truly fascinating video and desperately sad as I always hoped the West Pier might be rebuilt. I'm guessing the music is Mike Oldfield?
@johnmurray3888
Жыл бұрын
If I could go back in a time machine to revisit certain places, I would take the opportunity to see things that are no longer there. If I was back in New York in 1963 I would skip the Empire State Building and instead visit Pennsylvania Station. If I visted San Francisco in 1965 I would take a look at the Sutro Baths. If I could revisit Brighton in 1972, I would definitely tour the West Pier.
@Steibi-k6h
Жыл бұрын
The music is from???
@dannyboy9709
Жыл бұрын
Mike Oldfield-Hergest Ridge
@bryanmcalley5695
Жыл бұрын
Mike Oldfield’s Hergest Ridge part 2
@bryanmcalley5695
Жыл бұрын
Mike Oldfield’s Hergest Ridge part 2
@bryanmcalley5695
Жыл бұрын
Mike Oldfield’s Hergest Ridge part 2
@ross8474
Жыл бұрын
Good music from Mike .Good video s
@Blacksheepinblack
Жыл бұрын
I first saw the West Pier back in 1992. It was already derelict, however, its sight haunted me forever. I came back several times throughout the years… I always had hope. Sadly the arson attack in 2003 ended it all. I would love to see footage of the pier’s interior prior to its closing in 1975. What a sad story. Thanks for the video.
@lewistaylor5809
2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely love this I can watch it again and again love all the clips and photos and music goes so well with it !!!!
@johnwheatley5641
2 жыл бұрын
Stuff like this shows how amazing Brighton must have been back in the day. Such a shame the city has gone downhill so badly.
@tintobrass532
2 жыл бұрын
Born and bred in Brighton, I remember walking on the pier as a kid. Proper insurance job, easier to burn down than redevelop
@maskmonkeycustompaint
2 жыл бұрын
what a legacy this generation have left from greed and corruption. The Victorians built everything and to last with great infrastructure we will always be very thankful, all we had to do was maintain them. Unfortunately this modern generation only know destruction and how to get rid of the past including the buildings. why did the council sell it? as this was publicly owned, the answer, corruption ,greed and selling their heritage off to the highest bidder. We need to put back buildings like this as well as all the trams no matter what the cost, the Victorians didn't care how much money it took , why should we. otherwise we leave nothing behind to build on.
@colinbaker3916
2 жыл бұрын
I haven’t heard Hergest Ridge for a very long time, especially part 2. You’ve cleverly edited a piece that’s around 17 minutes long.
@kopynd1
2 жыл бұрын
burnt down by the planners as usual, to costly to repair lets get rid ov, this happens regular in cities to make room for car parking in towns, easy money bit of tarmac and a parking machine ace cafe reunion 2000 Brighton sea front, remember it well, victorian splendour, they say it was vandals was it hell
@leedrummond164
2 жыл бұрын
What a blatant insurance job
@mrkipling2201
3 жыл бұрын
So what happened to cause the pier to become derelict?? I know about the fire in 2003 but not much of an exact timeline before that.
@singlecell2498
2 жыл бұрын
Basically neglected until it closed in the 70s
@brightonvr1806
3 жыл бұрын
Sitting on the beach in front of west pier watching your video. Wow 🤩 magnificent. Well done, you did it justice!
@camdenmcandrews
3 жыл бұрын
I believe that the ITV television show, Season 5 Episode 8 "Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan" shows a CGI reconstruction of the West Pier as it appeared in in the mid-1930's. I can't find an authoritative reference to confirm that. Does anyone know?
@PhilEadie65
3 жыл бұрын
There is some good footage taken on the pier for the TV series Killer Net which was filmed in 1998.
@NotAcez0
3 жыл бұрын
How did this happen!?
@harrylikecars9880
2 жыл бұрын
Arson Attack
@NotAcez0
3 жыл бұрын
They were going to make the pier bigger until this happens..
@singlecell2498
2 жыл бұрын
Na just re build it
@theultimatehorse
3 жыл бұрын
I’m not from Brighton but a frequent visitor for the past 15 years, I’m now in my early 20’s but have always been fascinated with this pier and the history behind it, the thing I always love from this video is the glowing red signage of “west pier”, it seems to be illuminated in the 90’s section of this video, so I’m guessing the electric was kept on until it’s demise? However I really wished I got to see the pier in it’s entirety and not burnt out skeleton. Such a shame it’s now replaced by that eyesore i360 it seems like the trust was a bit of a sellout, but don’t worry Brightoners, when I become a millionaire I’ll restore this site to its former grandeur and glory ;)
@paulhoward1289
3 жыл бұрын
Well the Main buliding is still there but... the concert hall was crashed into bits not before the fire ;(
@paulhoward1289
3 жыл бұрын
It would also take alot of money to rebuild that thing! Its the only resson why i like brighton and because they have a football team that is not the national league
@vanmantalks
3 жыл бұрын
They done tour's on the west pier in the early 2000's before it burnt down
@gwenaellepage4450
3 жыл бұрын
It was such a beautiful construction. Like so many other beautiful piers (Clevedon comes to mind)… We don't have things like that in France. I so wish such gems would be better preserved : this one, the New Brighton tower, Birnbeck pier. So sad…
@thomaswhite4344
4 жыл бұрын
4:30 that looks like the Brighton Palace Pier lurking in the background KZitemrs
@river2042
3 жыл бұрын
Wtf are you on about
@thomaswhite4344
4 жыл бұрын
Was the Brighton Palace Pier there when the West Pier was on fire if it was the fire alarms on would’ve been off set ringing KZitemrs
@willrexdunn
4 жыл бұрын
Just imagine what an amazing attraction it would have been if they’d restored it and the fired hadn’t happened
@matthewbennett853
4 жыл бұрын
Don't go a lot on your music taste lol . But very sad to see Brighton pier lost
@VincentComet-l8e
4 жыл бұрын
I have fond memories of fishing from the landing stage in the 1960s! And the footage up to 1973 was really good - I don’t think I’ve seen any of it before. But I had to stop then, as after that as it’s just so sad…
@w00df0rd
4 жыл бұрын
Great montage and music, Bryan. Thanks.
@LucavlogsandgamingOFFICIAL
4 жыл бұрын
I have never seen the pier before the fire but I always had a love for it
@LucavlogsandgamingOFFICIAL
4 жыл бұрын
As I was born 3 years after the fire and was three when the concert hall was removed I didn't know much about the pier but I always wanted to go take a closer look and now even more as I'm making a model of it in my loft
@zachbaird4717
3 жыл бұрын
Similar age to me then, Loft model sounds so cool, I wish I could have seen it in its heyday.
@mistofoles
4 жыл бұрын
Wasn't there a club at the far end that featured in the film "QUADROPHENIA" ?
@paulhoward1289
4 жыл бұрын
No you are thinking of the nightclubs by palace pier.
@trevorrandom
4 жыл бұрын
Great footage just mute the volume to really enjoy it!
@bryanmcalley2622
4 жыл бұрын
Many thanks for all the comments since I first published this - the film was put together by me at the request of the West Pier Trust using their archive, which they allowed me to hold whilst I did it. It did the rounds of schools at the time when Trust members went to talk to them. With the emergence of the i360 and the money which came with it, the Trust has gone on to be in a much happier state financially and this film doesn't now see the light of day, as they can afford to pay for professionals!! Oh - and the music is side 2 of Mike Oldfield's "Hergest Ridge" - licensed for use. The trick was to match sequences in the film to the music, which I quite enjoyed doing - it took 5 weeks to produce 12 minutes of film, so I didn't give up my day job!! A very rewarding project though.........
@missionpassed4584
4 жыл бұрын
All the pleasure this beautiful structure gave to so many people over the years, just for it to be neglected, vandalized and finally burned to a skeleton, what a thank you, its a disgrace.
@MarcusTDM
5 жыл бұрын
Rumour has it, the owners of The Palace Pier had something to do with it burning down, as there was interest to restore and reopen the West Pier which would’ve given the Palace Pier competition. Very sad an old building went the way it did.
@paulhoward1289
4 жыл бұрын
Thats True the palace pier was used as a backup because if the west pier got burned then they would have to rebuild but since they resevred 1 pier that was amazing but it could of been better if it was a replecia
@nightmareandfriends6258
5 жыл бұрын
Why in the world did they make another version of it instead of the goddamn same model? Would of loved it seeing it up close...unfortunately I couldn’t it burnt down before I went to England..so sad..I want to restore it so bad but everything is in the sea the burnt pier is just sitting there pointlessly I so want to know what the cause of the fire was...but nobody knows
@mrmarcrumbleton8300
4 жыл бұрын
@@paulhoward1289 it was no thunderstorm, it was said to be an arson attack, but I heard it could've also been all the seagull droppings self-combusting
@paulhoward1289
4 жыл бұрын
I guess your right but although . But they did need a replica!
@paulhoward1289
4 жыл бұрын
Although if you did see in my other comment one was in denmark!
@mrmarcrumbleton8300
4 жыл бұрын
@@paulhoward1289 I wish they would build a replica of it somewhere, ideally on Brighton Seafront
@paulhoward1289
3 жыл бұрын
@@mrmarcrumbleton8300 they are they told me that they are doing a kiosk outside The west puer trust .. although lockdown so maybe another year i suppose??
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