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Pierdom: Photographs of Britain’s piers

3 October 2015 to 21 February 2016, Brighton Museum and Art Gallery

West Pier, Brighton, 2011 © Simon Roberts / courtesy Flowers Gallery
West Pier, Brighton, 2011 © Simon Roberts / courtesy Flowers Gallery

A century ago over a hundred piers fringed the British coastline, built to provide a tantalising taste of the sea, without getting wet. Today, less than half of these still stand. Continue reading Pierdom: Photographs of Britain’s piers