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What actors and actresses appeared in Southend - 2011?
The cast of Southend - 2011 includes: Steve Kennevan
How do you get to prime pier in Pokemon black?
When walking around the front of Castelia city one of the piers will be straight on your screen. That one is Prime Pier.
When was the parliament buildings burnt down?
On April 24, 1849
When was Brighton Pier created?
Brighton Pier was created in 1899.
When was Weymouth Pier created?
Weymouth Pier was created in 1812.
Where is the largest pier in great Britain?
The longest pier is at Southend.
When was the first Southend Pier fire?
There have been four serious fires in Southend Pier's history. The first, on the 7th of October 1959, destroyed the pavilion at the land-end.
When the Brighton pier burnt down did anyone die?
only the rats
Where is the longest peir in the world?
Southend Pier is a major landmark in Southend-on-Sea. Extending 1.34 miles (2.16 km) into the Thames Estuary, it is the longest pleasure pier in the world.
What is the longest pier in the us?
Southend, Essex, U.K. Southend Pier, originally a wooden structure, was opened in June 1830 with a length of 600ft (182m). By 1833 it had almost tripled in length, and by 1846 had become the longest pier in Europe, stretching for almost 7,000ft (2,133.6m). In 1885 it was decided that a new iron pier should now replace the original ageing structure. Designed by James Brunlees, work on the new Southend Pier commenced in 1887 and was opened on 24th August 1890, complete with an electric railway. Various extensions and improvements over the next 30 years ensured that Southend Pier kept pace with visitor requirements. These included an extension to the pier head in 1897, increasing Southend Pier's overall length to 7,080ft (2,145m) - a world record for a pier. The pier is so long it even has its own electric railway.
How do you catch fish from the southend pier?
use a rod, and a hook with some bait
How long is southend pier?
It is approximatley 1.26 miles long, but that is after the fires made it shorter.
What is the longest pier in the world?
The longest pier in the world is the Progreso Pier in Mexico, which stretches out for 6.5 kilometers (4 miles) into the Gulf of Mexico. It is primarily used as a port for cruise ships and as a fishing spot for locals.
When does the southend illuminations get turned on?
They don't anymore - they got taken down.
Did hotel de ville get burnt down?
no it did not get burnt down -trinity(:
What is a pier in a bridge?
A bridge pier is the structure on which the bridge rests.
Why is wigan pier famous?
The Wigan Pier is 'famous' because of it's inclusion in George Orwell's 1937 book The Road to Wigan Pier but according tot he reference below was first announced in the early twentieth century by George Formby Senior. The warehouses were a tourist place but the pier itself is now closed. The "pier" wasn't a true pier in any sense of the word; not when compared to other "famous" piers. The Southend-on-Sea pier was over 7,000 feet. The Southport pier in Lancashire won the National Piers Society's prestigious "Pier of the Year" award in 2003. The 'famous' Wigan Pier was simply a wharf where barges could pull up to load coal. George Orwell said he visited the pier in 1936 and couldn't find it but that from photos said it must have existed and was all of 20 feet long.
