A Pier Without Peer: The History of Hastings Pier Tapa blanda - 2016

Paperback. Very Good.

London: PRIMO. SoftcoverOverseas orders may have to pay extra for postage. Designed and built by Eugenius Birch, the pre-eminent pier engineer of the Victorian era, Hastings Pier first opened in August 1872, heralding a new era in the history of British piers. Its popularity was sustained for over a century until changing fashions prompted a long period of decline, culminating in its closure in 2008 and a major fire in 2010. This book tells the story of this remarkable and much-loved structure, from the drilling of the first pile in December 1869, to the 'official' re-opening of the gates, following a major restoration project in 2016. Illustrated. 304 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.) . . Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Paperback Printing. 2016.

London: PRIMO. SoftcoverOverseas orders may have to pay extra for postage. Designed and built by Eugenius Birch, the pre-eminent pier engineer of the Victorian era, Hastings Pier first opened in August 1872, heralding a new era in the history of British piers. Its popularity was sustained for over a century until changing fashions prompted a long period of decline, culminating in its closure in 2008 and a major fire in 2010. This book tells the story of this remarkable and much-loved structure, from the drilling of the first pile in December 1869, to the 'official' re-opening of the gates, following a major restoration project in 2016. Illustrated. 304 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.) . . Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Paperback Printing. 2016.

London: PRIMO. SoftcoverOverseas orders may have to pay extra for postage. Designed and built by Eugenius Birch, the pre-eminent pier engineer of the Victorian era, Hastings Pier first opened in August 1872, heralding a new era in the history of British piers. Its popularity was sustained for over a century until changing fashions prompted a long period of decline, culminating in its closure in 2008 and a major fire in 2010. This book tells the story of this remarkable and much-loved structure, from the drilling of the first pile in December 1869, to the 'official' re-opening of the gates, following a major restoration project in 2016. Illustrated. 304 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.) . . Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Paperback Printing. 2016.