Fleetwood Pier

Fleetwood Pier, also known as the Victoria Pier, was a pleasure pier located in the English town of Fleetwood, Lancashire. The building was destroyed by fire and demolished in 2008. It was built in 1910 at the end of the golden age of pier building. Other than a 1957 pier built in Deal, Kent to replace a structure damaged in World War II, it was the last pleasure pier to be built in the United Kingdom.

At 492 feet (150 m) in length, it was one of the shortest piers in the country. The pier was badly damaged in 1952 after a fire which started in the cinema, and it did not reopen until 1958. At various times it has been an amusement complex, bar and dance hall, but had been closed for almost two years prior to the destructive fire which gutted the superstructure in September, 2008. At that time, the owners, Simmo Developments, had submitted plans to convert the structure into an apartment complex.

2008 fire

The 2008 Fleetwood Pier fire began during the early hours of 9 September 2008 and resulted in the pier's destruction. The fire was reported to the emergency services at 4:30am after a member of the public saw smoke rising from one of the buildings, and firefighters from Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service attended the scene. However, the pier was severely damaged. An investigation was put in place to determine the cause of the blaze. On September 26, 2008, Wyre Borough Council, citing safety concerns, announced that the pier would be completely demolished, within two to three weeks.

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