I have another 11 shots from my trip to Barcelona, that I was going to continue posting, but Fleetwood Pier burned down last night so we went up there this afternoon to see what was left. The leftmost side of the pier (built of iron and concrete) seems to have mostly survived the blaze, but the main pier building has been totally destroyed.
The pier was opened to the public in 1911, and while it isn't the most photogenic in the area I have managed to get some decent shots over the last couple of years. I'll try and get some more later this week and will post any that are worth seeing.
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1.01pm on 9/9/08
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comment by dfp at 08:18 PM (GMT) on 9 September, 2008
Great shot, and an incredible shame. I know this is one of your favourite haunts, and I can only imagine this makes the shots you've taken over the last couple of years so much more precious, and dare I say probably quite valuable.
comment byThatch at 08:18 PM (GMT) on 9 September, 2008
A very sad site
comment by Linda at 08:19 PM (GMT) on 9 September, 2008
Such a shame. Beautiful photo though.
comment byThatch at 08:20 PM (GMT) on 9 September, 2008
sight even.
comment by wee David at 08:21 PM (GMT) on 9 September, 2008
When I read about this, my thoughts turned to your photographs. Apparently "arson is a possibility" according to the chief fire officer at the scene. I'll never understand why people feel the need to do something like this.
comment byRichard Trim at 08:30 PM (GMT) on 9 September, 2008
a real bummer Dave ... the incident I mean.
In a response to wee David . Apparently arsonists often return to the scene of their expoits. Fire Brigade observers have been known to report that they have sometimes seen a spectator of the fire with rather a large bulge in their trousers ....
comment bydjn1 at 09:00 PM (GMT) on 9 September, 2008
It is a shame. In recent years the pier has gone rather downhill, but there was some hope that it would regain some of its former glory, but I don't think there's much hope for it now.
comment byJoseph at 09:10 PM (GMT) on 9 September, 2008
As soon as I heard of this, I thought of you and your pictures.
Sorry to hear of this David.
comment by Jane Stuart at 09:11 PM (GMT) on 9 September, 2008
When I heard on the radio first thing, I thought of all the shots you had taken over the years. A sorry state indeed but a great photo
comment bylightseeker at 09:26 PM (GMT) on 9 September, 2008
It was very sad to see the fire on the news this morning. The second pier to burn down this year.
comment byJennifer at 09:49 PM (GMT) on 9 September, 2008
So sad - hate to see these old landmarks wrecked by idiots. An old theatre in Derby has been 'accidentally' badly damaged by developers!! On the brighter side - there must be the opportunity for a book about it - along with some beautiful photographs of course ;-)
comment byPhilB at 11:08 PM (GMT) on 9 September, 2008
Nice shot. Amazing it was so quiet there.
You have a great archive of the pier.
comment byMichael Rawluk at 11:11 PM (GMT) on 9 September, 2008
Wonderful. The photo looks like it could have been shot 97 years ago.
comment byMohamadreza at 01:30 AM (GMT) on 10 September, 2008
Great shot indeed, sad to hear what happened,
comment bymikelangelo at 04:54 AM (GMT) on 10 September, 2008
wow. Very nice shot. well done.
comment byJay at 02:00 PM (GMT) on 10 September, 2008
Such a harsh scene done very softly. Interesting contrast!
comment byBill at 07:26 PM (GMT) on 10 September, 2008
I hope no body was hurt.
comment bydjn1 at 08:07 PM (GMT) on 10 September, 2008
Thanks everyone.
Bill: I'm fairly sure that nobody was hurt.
comment by matt neil at 10:00 AM (GMT) on 13 September, 2008
have done a few 'model' shoots up there recently and there have always been a gang of mildly abusive kids, buried right under the pier, directly below the building, with a small fire to huddle around...
will mist it as it is/was a great location for all types of photography and apart from the aforementioned idiots everyone around is very friendly :)
I have another 11 shots from my trip to Barcelona, that I was going to continue posting, but Fleetwood Pier burned down last night so we went up there this afternoon to see what was left. The leftmost side of the pier (built of iron and concrete) seems to have mostly survived the blaze, but the main pier building has been totally destroyed.
The pier was opened to the public in 1911, and while it isn't the most photogenic in the area I have managed to get some decent shots over the last couple of years. I'll try and get some more later this week and will post any that are worth seeing.
camera
lens
focal length
aperture
shutter speed
shooting mode
exposure bias
metering mode
ISO
flash
image quality
RAW converter
cropped?
Canon 1Ds Mark II
EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
70mm
f/5.6
1/60
aperture priority
+2/3
evaluative
100
no
RAW
ACR
3x1
Great shot, and an incredible shame. I know this is one of your favourite haunts, and I can only imagine this makes the shots you've taken over the last couple of years so much more precious, and dare I say probably quite valuable.
A very sad site
Such a shame. Beautiful photo though.
sight even.
When I read about this, my thoughts turned to your photographs. Apparently "arson is a possibility" according to the chief fire officer at the scene. I'll never understand why people feel the need to do something like this.
a real bummer Dave ... the incident I mean.
In a response to wee David . Apparently arsonists often return to the scene of their expoits. Fire Brigade observers have been known to report that they have sometimes seen a spectator of the fire with rather a large bulge in their trousers ....
It is a shame. In recent years the pier has gone rather downhill, but there was some hope that it would regain some of its former glory, but I don't think there's much hope for it now.
As soon as I heard of this, I thought of you and your pictures.
Sorry to hear of this David.
When I heard on the radio first thing, I thought of all the shots you had taken over the years. A sorry state indeed but a great photo
It was very sad to see the fire on the news this morning. The second pier to burn down this year.
So sad - hate to see these old landmarks wrecked by idiots. An old theatre in Derby has been 'accidentally' badly damaged by developers!! On the brighter side - there must be the opportunity for a book about it - along with some beautiful photographs of course ;-)
Nice shot. Amazing it was so quiet there.
You have a great archive of the pier.
Wonderful. The photo looks like it could have been shot 97 years ago.
Great shot indeed, sad to hear what happened,
wow. Very nice shot. well done.
Such a harsh scene done very softly. Interesting contrast!
I hope no body was hurt.
Thanks everyone.
Bill: I'm fairly sure that nobody was hurt.
have done a few 'model' shoots up there recently and there have always been a gang of mildly abusive kids, buried right under the pier, directly below the building, with a small fire to huddle around...
will mist it as it is/was a great location for all types of photography and apart from the aforementioned idiots everyone around is very friendly :)