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Structure-ID: s0008326
Created on: 02/18/03
Modified on: 08/24/06


Brighton Chain Pier

Completed in: 1823
Status: destroyed
Location: Brighton, Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, South East England, England, United Kingdom
Brighton Chain Pier<br>Watercolour by Clem Lambert.
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Structural Type:
Chain suspension bridge
gravity-anchored
Function / usage:
Pier

Persons involved with this structure
Legend: Phase of works
RoleNamePart of structure 
Chief engineer William Clegram
Designer Sir Samuel Brown

Technical information
DescriptionValue
Construction materials used
chains  wrought iron
pylons  cast iron
Dimensions
  span lengths 4 x 77.7

Chronology
1896
The pier's structure is declared unsafe.
4 December 1896
The Chain Pier is completely destroyed in a violent storm.

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External LinkSpartacus: Photographers on the Pier English
External LinkWikipedia: The Royal Suspension Chain Pier English

Relevant Literature
* Bishop, John George   The Brighton Chain Pier: In Memoriam (2nd edition), 1897.

 
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