23
Oct
Rising from the ashes: Weston-super-Mare's new £39m Grand Pier
is opened three years after it burned to the ground
It took just 90 minutes for the 104-year-old pier at
Weston-Super-Mare to be reduced to rubble after an electrical fault
sparked a fire, burning the structure to the ground.
But rising like a phoenix from the flames, the new £39million
restoration of the Grand Pier was unveiled by the Princess Royal -
and hailed as 'the biggest boost to a British seaside resort for
nearly a century'.
Boasting everything from traditional seaside rides - such as
dodgems and carousels - to state-of-the-art rollercoasters, the
new-look pier can hold 6,700 people and is expected to attract
4million visitors a year.