Diary of an old cheeser

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Tuesday, July 29, 2008

How very odd...and very sad

Just over a year ago, Gustavo and I visited some good mates in Weston Super Mare and had a jolly jaunt around the pier. And here's the proof:

And this is what's just happened to it now:

I can't quite believe it.

Oddly enough we're visiting again in just a few weeks. It will be completely bizarre to see the contrast.

Apparently the cause of the conflagration was a chip pan catching fire. Okay, so the pier (and Weston in general) has a tacky reputation, but what a tragic thing to occur (on a par with the burning down of the West Pier in Brighton which is now but a charred and blackened hulk...)

What do we all reckon?

2 comments:

Steve7:27 am
I too have friends who live in Weston and have thus have strolled along the pier many times. It was tacky but it was also kind of lovely too - a big part of Weston-s-Mare. What makes it all even more sad is that a fortune has been spent renervating the pier to breathe new life into it. This is very sad. :-(
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Old Cheeser12:09 pm
Steve - Indeed it is sad. Hate to sound morbid but it will be interesting to see the pier when I make my return visit to Weston in a few weeks - just to see the contrast. Shows how precariously built piers are too really.
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