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This photo takes us back to Weston-super-Mare and Birnbeck Pier. Now derelict and falling apart, the pier is closed off as it’s too dangerous to visit. 50 years ago I boarded a paddle steamer here (the Waverly) to cross the Severn Estuary to Barry in Wales and then along the Somerset Coast to Ilfracombe. Finally, money has been raised and there is a plan to begin restoring the old pier.

Initially the Victorian ironwork supports will be checked, repaired and the wooden decking replaced. Once this is done, visitors will be able to walk out to Birnbeck Island again and the lifeboat station (slipway on the left) can be refurbished and brought back into use.

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