Photos of Hastings pier in East Sussex by Dean Thorpe

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Like many other seaside towns Hastings in East Sussex has a pier, sadly also like some others it has seen better days and has now been closed due to big bits falling off of it! Most of these photos were taken while it was still open, but the one taken under the pier was since the closure and it did make me feel rather nervous, especially considering the number of chunks of metal that can be found along the beach! There are a few groups of people trying to save the pier, some want to return it to being a proper pier, others want to turn it into new things, but having seen the amount of damage I personally think the current pier is beyond saving. If it was up to me I would pull the whole thing down and create a brand new one, rather than patch that one up and have more problems in the future. It only seems a few years since they did a big reopening down there with flashy (£100,000+ in a deprived area of Sussex!) boats for sale along the front and many shops inside. I just hope they sort something out soon, if not it will finish up like Brighton's West Pier, a falling down pile of mangled metal.

Early morning HDR photos of Hastings Pier before the fire
Hastings pier pictures during and after the fire in 2010

Photos of Hastings Pier

	A photo of Hastings Pier being battered by very stormy weather and powerful waves
	This view of Hastings Pier was photographed from Hastings Castle up on the cliffs of the West Hill
	An early morning sunrise photo of Hastings Pier, it seems so quiet and peaceful at that time of day
	A good perspective black and white photo looking along one of the corridors inside Hastings Pier
	Beautiful blue skies and reflective wet sands dominate this side view photo of Hastings Pier
	Another sunny East Sussex beach based photograph of Hastings Pier, trying to avoid the waves
	More blues skies and calm seas, if only it was like that everyday, I bet Hastings pier would still be open
	A very early morning sunrise photo of Hastings Pier with the sun just starting to appear in the background
	A closer photograph of Hastings Pier on the same morning as the last beautiful sunrise
	A sad looking view of the now closed Hastings Pier, I wonder if they will ever get it back open

	A close up photo along the side of Hastings Pier in East Sussex, I wonder how long it will last
	Another black and white photograph of Hastings Pier on a cold and cloudy day
	These used to all be nice little shops on Hastings Pier selling things like sweets and postcards
	A wide angle morning photo of Hastings Pier and the beach not long after sunrise
	More reflections of Hastings Pier and the beach photographed early one morning
	These rocks look quite pretty, but you have to be careful when swimming near Hastings Pier
	A photograph of waves crashing on the beach with Hastings Pier in the background
	Looking under Hastings Pier towards Marine Court, a 1930s block of flats in the shape of an ocean liner
	This is the last photograph with blue skies and reflections of Hastings Pier, I promise!
	This photo was taken under Hastings Pier, not a very safe place to be these days, I did not hang around