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Hastings Pier - arson attack

Postby EAS » 05 Oct 2010, 09:07

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Postby EAS » 05 Oct 2010, 09:38

Latest video footage shows extensive damage. Huge sympathies must go to the Hastings Pier Trust.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11474291

Another sad loss of seaside heritage.
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Postby Vince, Charlie and Sam » 05 Oct 2010, 09:43

Latest development, two people arrested.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-11473688

Unconfirmed reports say the two people were arrested aboard a boat.
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Postby EAS » 05 Oct 2010, 11:44

Latest pic courtesy of Twitter


http://twitpic.com/2uujux

Awful.


http://www.joylandbooks.com/news2006_2.htm


Hastings Pier closed for good? [16/7/06]

Following the collapse of some of the pier's supports, Hastings Borough Council has closed Hastings Pier on the grounds of public safety. All the Pier's shops, which are leased to separate tenants, have been closed. The Pier's owners, Ravensclaw Investments Inc, will have to foot the bill for the repairs. The pier was bought by the current owners in 2002, and has since been refurbished and marketed the 'Covent Garden by the Sea'.



Past thread on this:

http://www.joylandbooks.co.uk/forum/vie ... b2e48e6379
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Postby furie » 05 Oct 2010, 14:07

Gutted :(

I walked down to the pier just a few weeks ago on my last visit to Hastings. I remember thinking it had such potential, it looked great (but I like piers), just a shame it was closed up.

Such bad news, what a bunch of complete idiots doing this kind of thing, really annoys me...
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Postby kevinashe » 05 Oct 2010, 19:18

although they are waiting for a better survey,it looks like the structure is ok and above the steelwork got the worst.I saw a helicopter fly over this afternoon and although it looked bad the steelwork didnt look twisted so fingers crossed
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Postby EAS » 05 Oct 2010, 20:07

Heartfelt


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJFZXHwcKts

Twitter says

Want to support the Trust hoping to save Hastings Pier? Visit http://www.hpwrt.co.uk/

and follow @HPWRT

#hastingspier #hastings

Dreamland needs a Twitter profile.
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Hastings Pier fire

Postby StoneRoad » 05 Oct 2010, 21:52

An unfortunate further addition to the score. ggrrrr!

Fire on piers etc is a long list now.

Southend, Weston super mud, Brighton? and various others
(also Dunston Staithes have had this same problem)

At least the owner(s) of Weston S Mare have rebuilt their pier....
so there is hope for Hastings.

IIRC the two suspects are both under 21! even if *they* get as far as conviction, what is the chance if a suitable punishment......(gets off the soapbox!)
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Re: Hastings Pier fire

Postby Zoidstar » 05 Oct 2010, 22:00

StoneRoad wrote:An unfortunate further addition to the score. ggrrrr!

Fire on piers etc is a long list now.

Southend, Weston super mud, Brighton? and various others
(also Dunston Staithes have had this same problem)

At least the owner(s) of Weston S Mare have rebuilt their pier....
so there is hope for Hastings.

IIRC the two suspects are both under 21! even if *they* get as far as conviction, what is the chance if a suitable punishment......(gets off the soapbox!)


Bet they sue for the truma and stress of being arrested...

Sadly unless there is CCTV footage of them doing it then any everdence would have gone up with the rest of the pier.
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Postby Vince, Charlie and Sam » 06 Oct 2010, 09:44

Witnesses reported hearing several loud explosions in the early stage of the fire. I can only imagine these would have been gas cylinders, it seems a bit foolish to have left them there when the pier closed.
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Postby EAS » 10 Oct 2010, 10:29

Rowan Moore has written a piece for today's Observer (Dreamland mention)


http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/ ... chitecture


He's sorta aware of the 'history' of Dreamland and the Scenic fire as I told him...
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Postby towell_p » 22 Oct 2010, 13:48

New things can rise from the ashes. I have just seen a TV article on the completion of Weston's re-built pier. However, in seems that the owners put their hands in their wallets for this project. In the case of Hastings pier the owners can't even be contacted.
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HPWRT

Postby StoneRoad » 30 Oct 2010, 20:49

Hopefully, there will be more support (inc money!) for the local community trust that had (I think) persuaded the council to serve a CPO on the pier's offshore owners and then transfer ownership to the HPWRT.

In any case, I wish HPWRT well with their aims, I just hope that there is enough pier left to save.....

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