EPW001052 ENGLAND (1920). Worlebury Camp and Birnbeck Island Pier, Weston-Super-Mare, 1920
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| Title | [EPW001052] Worlebury Camp and Birnbeck Island Pier, Weston-Super-Mare, 1920 |
| Reference | EPW001052 |
| Date | May-1920 |
| Link | |
| Place name | WESTON-SUPER-MARE |
| Parish | WESTON-SUPER-MARE |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 331128, 162501 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -2.9892210186959, 51.356901367891 |
| National Grid Reference | ST311625 |
Pins
 South Jetty dismantled by 1923. |
Pete L |
Monday 13th of July 2015 10:46:19 PM |
| lifeboat station and slipway |
MB |
Tuesday 11th of September 2012 07:55:02 PM |
Built in 1902. Second longest slipway in the UK. |
Pete L |
Monday 13th of July 2015 10:42:38 PM |
| paddle steamer |
MB |
Tuesday 11th of September 2012 07:54:05 PM |
| North Jetty built in 1905, with a Campbells White Funnel paddle steamer about to tie up alongside |
MB |
Tuesday 11th of September 2012 07:53:35 PM |
North Jetty opened in 1904. Built of steel 300ft long. Made it the ISCA Foundary in Newport just up and across the estuary. http://www.birnbeckregenerationtrust.org.uk |
Pete L |
Thursday 15th of September 2016 12:02:13 AM |
| 300 trees have recently been felled in the hillfort's interior, making it more accessible. 93 Iron Age storage pits have been identified within the ramparts, cut down into the bedrock |
MB |
Tuesday 11th of September 2012 07:50:42 PM |
| Eastern ramparts of the Iron Age hillfort known as Worlebury Camp. These were estimated as being up to 11m high from the foot of their respective ditches when surveyed in 1875 |
MB |
Tuesday 11th of September 2012 07:48:47 PM |
User Comment Contributions
The Grade II* Listed Birnbeck Pier opened in 1867. It has been closed since 1994 following storm and other damage. The decking now looks dangerous |
MB |
Tuesday 11th of September 2012 07:57:06 PM |