The Grand Pier Weston-super-Mare
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The Grand Pier is a tourist attraction in the English West Country resort of Weston-super-Mare
Before the fire
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The pavilion pictured from the south
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The pavilion pictured from the south
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The pier entrance
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The pier and pavilion pictured from the north
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The pier and pavilion pictured from the south
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The pavilion looking north towards Birnbeck Pier
2008 fire and its aftermath
[edit]Pictures of the 2008 pavilion fire and its aftermath.
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The scene at 08:12 with the fire well established
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One of the many fire engines in attendance
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Damping down 24 hours after the fire broke out
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The remains of the pavilion from the north
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The remains of the north-east tower
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The wreckage became an attraction in its own right.
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After the pavilion was demolished
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The new view from the pier with the wreckage removed
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A pontoon was brought in to allow a large crane to install additional piles
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Work on the new pavilion started in the autumn of 2009
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By February 2010 the first tower had been topped out and work had started on cladding the frame
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The roof was completed in March and the scaffolding started to come down
The new pier, 2010
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Crowds visiting the "new" pier in October 2010
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The new arcade along the pier provides protection from the weather
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The date displayed on the front of the new pavilion
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Inside there are new rides and amusement machines