Herne Bay Pier
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herne-bay-pier-165-12505181
title:
Herne Bay Pier
text:
Herne Bay Pier was the third pier to be built at Herne Bay, Kent for passenger steamers. It was notable for its length of 3,787 feet (1,154 m) and for appearing in the opening sequence of Ken Russell's first feature film French Dressing. It was destroyed in a storm in 1978 and dismantled in 1980, leaving a stub with sports centre at the landward end, and part of the landing stage isolated at sea. It was preceded by two piers: a wooden deep-sea pier designed by Thomas Rhodes, assistant of Thomas
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Former pier in Herne Bay, Kent, England
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herne_Bay_Pier
date created:
2010-02-26T16:33:22Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T09:47:30Z
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13
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