Walkway - 1991 / Walkway - 2013

Hastings Pier Competition 1990

http://www.nickwates.co.uk/hastingspier/

A national design competition organised by the Hastings Urban Conservation Project and sponsored by Hastings Borough Council, Building Design magazine and SENews. 114 entries received, mostly from professional architects. 

Time Line - Road map to 2015

This road map is on display on the Pier fence, and whatever time you pass by, there seem to be people looking at it, taking photos, discussing. 

It is great to see.

There's no letup - the work goes on.....

 

 

Pier Head Conflagration!

Heritage Open Days - Thursday 12th September at the Pier

Way to go, Hastings!

Dr Anya Chapman, of the National Piers Society, says: "The seaside piers around the coast of Britain stand as a powerful reminder of the achievements of Victorian engineers and entrepreneurs."

"However, with the expansion of the railways in the mid 19th century, piers gradually became places of entertainment with bandstands and the popular pastime of promenading from the 1860s to the early 1900s, which was the boom period in pier-building," says Chapman, who is also programme leader for tourism management at Bournemouth University.
So what is the economic and cultural significance of piers, and why are they worth saving?............................

The economic argument for piers is also compelling. "Piers," says Chapman, "have a wider social and economic benefit in attracting footfall and acting as an anchor on the seafront."..........................

http://www.theguardian.com/social-enterprise-network/2013/sep/11/community-owned-piers