Title: Seaside Piers (1st Edition)
Author: Simon H. Adamson (Foreword by Asa Briggs)
Format: Hardcover (1st Edition)
Publisher: Batsford, in association with the Victorian Society
ISBN: 9780713402421
Language: English
Pages: 120
Dimensions: 25 x 19 cm
Publication Date: 1977
Genre: Architecture, Social History
Condition: Good
Description:
Seaside Piers traces the fascinating story of Britain’s beloved coastal piers, from Ryde in 1813—the nation’s first—to Deal in 1957, the only pier built after World War II. With over 80 period photographs and architectural plans, the book explores their construction, cultural role, and gradual decline. Appendices include a complete annotated list of all 84 piers ever constructed in Britain and a gazetteer of the 53 that survived into the modern era. Introduced by renowned social historian Asa Briggs, this is a definitive work for anyone captivated by Victorian and 20th-century seaside heritage.
Title: Seaside Piers (1st Edition)
Author: Simon H. Adamson (Foreword by Asa Briggs)
Format: Hardcover (1st Edition)
Publisher: Batsford, in association with the Victorian Society
ISBN: 9780713402421
Language: English
Pages: 120
Dimensions: 25 x 19 cm
Publication Date: 1977
Genre: Architecture, Social History
Condition: Good
Description:
Seaside Piers traces the fascinating story of Britain’s beloved coastal piers, from Ryde in 1813—the nation’s first—to Deal in 1957, the only pier built after World War II. With over 80 period photographs and architectural plans, the book explores their construction, cultural role, and gradual decline. Appendices include a complete annotated list of all 84 piers ever constructed in Britain and a gazetteer of the 53 that survived into the modern era. Introduced by renowned social historian Asa Briggs, this is a definitive work for anyone captivated by Victorian and 20th-century seaside heritage.
