What an interesting concept, a short pier with all the action quite near the shore. It looked great.
But like the others, I suppose, it fell on hard times, as we saw all over Britain, Australia and presumably elsewhere. The report noted the fascination with piers was beginning to wane and in 1922 the company disposed of some of its steamers. Poor Plymouth.
They will never be as they were but the recent multi-million rebuilding of Weston Pier (not that far from me) shows their is still a demand. I loved the ice cream carts. Not sure why I love the seaside so much - I was born just outside London - but I always have. Sniff the ozone and it I'm away.
What an interesting concept, a short pier with all the action quite near the shore. It looked great.
ReplyDeleteBut like the others, I suppose, it fell on hard times, as we saw all over Britain, Australia and presumably elsewhere. The report noted the fascination with piers was beginning to wane and in 1922 the company disposed of some of its steamers. Poor Plymouth.
They will never be as they were but the recent multi-million rebuilding of Weston Pier (not that far from me) shows their is still a demand. I loved the ice cream carts. Not sure why I love the seaside so much - I was born just outside London - but I always have. Sniff the ozone and it I'm away.
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