IMG_8788 (Roger Brown (General)) Tags: brighton west pier major attraction seaside built boom pleasure building 1860s construction 1863 eugenius birch 1866 mayor henry martin 1893 widened pavilion concert hall seating 1400 1896 damaged 1903 converted theatre 1000 1916 end changes 1919 highest recorded figure paying visitors 2074000 1936 closed security 1968 location film 1969 grade ii 1975 1983 2002 projects plans restoration 2003 partial collapses arson attacks ohwhatalovelywar