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Weston S-Mare, Pier Burnt Down
« on: 28 July 2008, 09:25:15 »
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Re: Weston S-Mare, Pier Burnt Down
« Reply #1 on: 28 July 2008, 09:32:39 »
LIkewise -- many a childhood hour spent on that pier
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Re: Weston S-Mare, Pier Burnt Down
« Reply #2 on: 28 July 2008, 09:41:28 »
It is a big shame this has happened I spent may a summer there and also when visiting my grandparents who live in WSM.
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Re: Weston S-Mare, Pier Burnt Down
« Reply #3 on: 28 July 2008, 09:45:49 »
We just got back from WSM on Friday night after spending 3 days there. We were in the pier arcades Friday afternoon trading in our tickets...at least we saved a few bits and pieces from being burned! lol
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Re: Weston S-Mare, Pier Burnt Down
« Reply #4 on: 28 July 2008, 09:47:02 »
 :'( Oh what a shame! :'(

I hope it doesn`t now become like the utter-disgrace that is Brighton pier; unloved, un-restored and a complete eyesore. :(

Surely, in view of their historical and iconic significance, our Victorian piers should benefit from Lottery heritage monies: a better-use than some 'causes' I have seen identified for`same! ::)
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Re: Weston S-Mare, Pier Burnt Down
« Reply #5 on: 28 July 2008, 09:50:07 »
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Surely, in view of their historical and iconic significance, our Victorian piers should benefit from Lottery heritage monies: a better-use than some 'causes' I have seen identified for`same! ::)

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« Reply #6 on: 28 July 2008, 10:23:38 »
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/somerset/7528165.stm

Some good memories there!

Yet another one then James to join the list of damaged / lost piers like Brighton West!  :'( :'(

Great shame as when I lived in Thornbury, Bristol, my ex and our young family would spend many a happy hour there on that pier.

Hopefully they will restore it. :(
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Re: Weston S-Mare, Pier Burnt Down
« Reply #7 on: 28 July 2008, 10:38:49 »
I could see the smoke on the motorway this morning on the way into work (a good 20 miles away), I thought at first something at Avonmouth had gone up switched on the radio and found out it was Weston's Pier. Like others have said here I spent many hours of my childhood wasting money on there, I always like the way you could see the water through the cracks in the floor boards. I think last time I went on there would have been just before it closed for the winter period, the kids last went on there with SWMBO last Thursday.
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Re: Weston S-Mare, Pier Burnt Down
« Reply #8 on: 28 July 2008, 11:03:50 »
Yes I spent a lot of time at Weston Super Mare (still remember cutting my foot open at the marina lol, trust me to find the one piece of glass in there when I jumped into the sea off the bottom of the pier).  Long time since I've been back there tho so my memory is a tad hazy lol.  No its not early onset senility he he!
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Re: Weston S-Mare, Pier Burnt Down
« Reply #9 on: 28 July 2008, 15:47:12 »
2 hours to burn down, good job no one was in it at the time, very sad.
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Re: Weston S-Mare, Pier Burnt Down
« Reply #10 on: 28 July 2008, 16:01:05 »
OMG  :o :o

 :( :( :( I loved weston as a kid! Was quite cool as an adult too  :o
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Re: Weston S-Mare, Pier Burnt Down
« Reply #11 on: 28 July 2008, 16:07:47 »
WSM ,yes many memories,mostly good.
The sea always seemed to be out for miles and miles .
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Re: Weston S-Mare, Pier Burnt Down
« Reply #12 on: 28 July 2008, 16:28:41 »
Weston Super Mud I think you mean.......always amazed they had a pier when the tide used to go out past the end of it!
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« Reply #13 on: 28 July 2008, 16:28:54 »
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WSM ,yes many memories,mostly good.
The sea always seemed to be out for miles and miles .

Weston on Mud, we always called it -- you had to trog miles over the wet sand to get anywhere near the water --- and if the tide was in you could only get ankle deep !!!!!
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Re: Weston S-Mare, Pier Burnt Down
« Reply #14 on: 28 July 2008, 16:34:32 »
Tragedy. I watched it agog live on SkyNews this morning. Thank god no lives were lost.

I hope they do restore it. It would be a shame for it to go the way the cliff lifts at Scarborough went.

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