Regency remains

Brighton's West Pier, opened in 1866, was England's finest seaside pier and only one of two to be Grade I listed. Although closed since 1975 and ravaged by fire and the elements, it has survived as a magical and enduring part of seaside England and an essential feature of the Brighton seafront. The West Pier trust works towards it's reconstruction, but has, not surprisingly, failed so far to get funding. I remember the pier when it was still alive; I think it is time to let it go.