Weston Super Mare WSM 1960 approx
The pier's pavilion has been destroyed by fire on two occasions, in 1930 and 2008. It is one of two major piers in the town, along with Birnbeck Pier, which closed in 1994 and stands derelict. Birnbeck Pier was fully operational when I first visited Weston, and is where the boat trips went from, on the paddle steamer Waverley and the steamship Balmoral. Trips to Wales, Lundy Island, Ilfracombe, and up the Bristol Channel. All this has gone, so it's always interesting to me to see footage of these days gone by.
This next video is the paddle steamer Waverley, not from Weston .. but from Dunoon in Scotland. Love the Scottish music!
The Waverley Song
Sand in the Wind: The History of Weston-super-Mare