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Images of the West Pier. The original structure was built in 1866 and many additional features were added over the next 50 years, including a bandstand in 1875, a pavilion in 1893 (which can still be seen today) and a concert hall in 1916. The pier was destroyed by a storm in 2002 and two fires in 2003.

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- View of Chain Pier and Town Looking West.
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- Image of topographic print in Fine Art collection.
- Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
- Public Domain / CC0
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- West Pier By Night, Brighton
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- Postcard from the Local History Collection
- Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
- CC BY-SA
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- New Pier Brighton
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- Postcard from the Local History Collection
- Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
- CC BY-SA
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- The Front From West Pier, Brighton
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- Postcard from the Local History Collection
- Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
- CC BY-SA
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- West Pier & Kings Road, Brighton
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- Postcard from the Local History Collection
- Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
- CC BY-SA
- Size: 3.01MB
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- Postcard
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- Postcard from the Local History Collection
- Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
- CC BY-SA
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- Photograph
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- Postcard from the Local History Collection
- Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
- CC BY-SA
- Size: 2.37MB
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- The West Pier, Brighton
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- Postcard from the Local History Collection
- Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
- CC BY-SA
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- Postcard
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- Postcard from the Local History Collection
- Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
- CC BY-SA
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- On West Pier, Brighton.
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- Postcard from the Local History Collection
- Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
- CC BY-SA
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- Aerial View of Brighton
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- Photograph from the Local History collection
- Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
- CC BY-SA
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- Postcard
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- Photograph from the Local History collection
- Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
- CC BY-SA
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- Aerial View of Brighton
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- Photograph from the Local History collection
- Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
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- Aerial View of Brighton
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- Photograph from the Local History collection
- Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
- CC BY-SA
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- Brighton Queen
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- Photograph from the Local History collection
- Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
- CC BY-SA
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- Photograph
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- Photograph from the Local History collection
- Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
- CC BY-SA
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- Postcard
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- Photograph from the Local History collection
- Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
- CC BY-SA
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- West Pier, Brighton
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- Postcard from the Local History Collection
- Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
- CC BY-SA
- Size: 2.56MB
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- Brighton from the West Pier
- Brighton from the West Pier. Oil painting by James Webb & George Earl, c1870
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- Brighton from the West Pier.Oil painting by James...
- Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
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- Aerial View of Palace Pier, Brighton
- Crinkle-edged monochrome aerial photograph of Palace Pier, Brighton, looking north west.
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- Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
- CC BY-SA
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- Crinkle-edged monochrome aerial view of Brighton's West Pier.
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- Crinkle-edged monochrome aerial view of...
- Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
- CC BY-SA
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- Postcard
- Crinkle-edged monochrome postcard showing an aerial view of Brighton
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- Crinkle-edged monochrome postcard showing an...
- Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
- CC BY-SA
- Size: 2.8MB
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- Photograph
- Monochrome photographic print of aerial view of the Churchill Square area, Brighton
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- Monochrome photographic print of aerial view of...
- Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
- CC BY-SA
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- Postcard
- Tinted photograph of view from the West Pier looking north transposed onto a shell.
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- Tinted photograph of view from the West Pier...
- Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
- CC BY-SA
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- Postcard
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- Photograph from the Local History collection
- Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
- CC BY-SA
- Size: 2.35MB
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- West Pier
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- West Pier by Robert Charles Goff, c1900
- Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
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- Postcard showing Professor Powsey's Terrible...
- Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
- CC BY-SA
- Size: 5.59MB
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- Prof. Reddish, "Flying the Foam." West Pier Brighton
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- Professor Reddish,"Flying the Foam", 1904....
- Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
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- Listening to the Band on the West Pier, Brighton
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- Listening to the Band on the West Pier, Brighton....
- Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
- CC BY-SA
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- The South Cone Brighton
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- The South Cone, Brighton. Etching by Robert...
- Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
- CC BY-SA
- Size: 10.47MB
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- Monochrome photograph of Brighton & Hove Herald newspaper staff, on Brighton West Pier in the 1940s.
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- Photograph from the Local History collection
- Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
- CC BY-SA
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- Monochrome photograph of Brighton & Hove Herald newspaper staff, on Brighton West Pier in the 1940s.
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- Photograph from the Local History collection
- Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
- CC BY-SA
- Size: 6.0MB
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- Magic Lantern Slide
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- View of Brighton's West Pier and the promenade....
- Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
- CC BY-SA
- Size: 8.41MB
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- Magic Lantern Slide
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- View of the West Pier and steps leading down to...
- Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
- CC BY-SA
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- West Pier, Brighton
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- View of West Pier and Brighton beach. Image taken...
- Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
- CC BY-SA
- Size: 10.55MB
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- Brighton from the West Pier. Oil painting by James Webb and George Earl, c1870
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- Brighton from the West Pier, by James Webb and...
- Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
- CC BY-SA
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- Postcard from the Local History collection,...
- Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
- CC BY-SA
- Size: 1.63MB
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- Photographic Print
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- West Pier, Brighton, 1920s. Elevated view from...
- Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
- CC BY-SA
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- Photographic Print
- Dodgems on the West Pier, 1946.
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- West Pier, Brighton.
- Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
- CC BY-SA
- Size: 8.36MB
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- Front from West Pier looking West, Brighton
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- Postcard from the Local History collection,...
- Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
- CC BY-SA
- Size: 2.42MB
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- Concert on the West Pier, Brighton
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- Concert on the West Pier, Brighton. Oil painting...
- Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
- CC BY-SA
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- Postcard
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- Colour postcard showing interior of Brighton's...
- Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
- CC BY-SA
- Size: 4.56MB
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- Monochrome Photograph from the Herald collection....
- Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
- CC BY-SA
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- Photographic Print
- West Pier, Brighton, 1910s
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- West Pier, Brighton, 1910s.
- Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
- CC BY-SA
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- 12783
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- James Doughty and his dogs performing on the West...
- Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
- CC BY-SA
- Size: 4.54MB
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- Monochrome photographic print showing people on...
- Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
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- Size: 4.18MB
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- 12800
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- Monochrome photographic print showing the West...
- Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
- CC BY-SA
- Size: 5.69MB
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- West Pier, Brighton, following storm damage in...
- Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
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- Photographic Print
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- West Pier, Brighton, 5 December 1896. Pier shows...
- Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
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- Photographic Print
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- West Pier, Brighton, c1910. Elevated view,...
- Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
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- Monochrome photographic print showing the West...
- Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
- CC BY-SA
- Size: 4.15MB
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- West Pier, Brighton, c1896. Shows damaged middle...
- Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
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- Monochrome photographic postcard showing the West...
- Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
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- Monochrome photographic print showing the West...
- Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
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- Monochrome photographic print showing the West...
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- Photographic Print
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- Monochrome photographic print showing a view of...
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- Monochrome photographic print showing a view...
- Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
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- Monochrome photographic print showing an aerial...
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- On West Pier, Brighton.
- James Doughty and his performing dogs on the West Pier, c1904
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- Photomechanical postcard showing James Doughty...
- Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
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- Monochrome photographic print of Regency Square,...
- Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
- CC BY-SA
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