Hastings Pier gutted by fire

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5i0eTdv_UDpfVQ808Wmtr_HSYAYcg?docId=N0110621286330949747A

"A pier is a disappointed bridge." — Julian Barnes (Flaubert's Parrot)

(I think it is not original to Barnes - I thought it came from Ulysses or Wigan Pier ?)

Hastings pier: a history in clips

http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/blog/2010/oct/05/heritage-firefighters