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In 1989, Bognor Regis Pier was awarded a Grade II listing status by English Heritage. Despite this, the condition of the pier continued to decline, and in 1994 an application was made to demolish the structure's remaining seaward end. [2] Bognor Regis Pier at low tide. The International Bognor Birdman is an annual competition for human-powered ...
English: Underside of Bognor Regis Pier, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, England. 1865, Grade II listed. Wikidata has entry Bognor Regis Pier (Q26636705) with data related to this item. This is a photo of listed building number 1353808 .
Bognor Regis (/ ˌ b ɒ ɡ n ər ˈ r iː dʒ ɪ s /), also known as Bognor, is a town and seaside resort in West Sussex on the south coast of England, 56 miles (90 km) south-west of London, 24 miles (39 km) west of Brighton, 6 miles (10 km) south-east of Chichester and 16 miles (26 km) east of Portsmouth.
Brighton Palace Pier at dusk This is a list of extant and former coastal piers in the United Kingdom and Isle of Man and piers on the river Thames. Coastal piers England Name Place Ceremonial county Opened Length Pier of the Year Listed grade Description Image Central Pier Blackpool Lancashire 30 May 1868 1,118 feet (341 m) Originally 1,518 feet (463 m) long. South Pier Blackpool Lancashire 31 ...
At the same time that construction began the council also petitioned George V to be allowed to add "Regis" to the town's name; the name was formally changed to Bognor Regis on 26 July 1929. [5] The town hall was designed by Charles Cowles-Voysey in the Neo-Georgian style, built in yellow brick with stone dressings by a local contractor, H. W ...
In 2008, because of the demolition of an 18 metre (60 ft) length of the end of Bognor pier, the 2008 Birdman event was not staged in Bognor, due to safety concerns over water depth at high tide being 13 feet (4.0 m) at the new end of the pier. The 2008 and 2009 competitions were held in Worthing as a result of the safety concerns.
The town-centre site of Bognor Regis's former parish church, St John the Baptist's, has been occupied by shops since the church was demolished in 1972. Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) In the English county of West Sussex, many former chapels, churches and other places of worship ...
South Bersted is a village and parish [1] in the Arun district of West Sussex, England.It forms part of the built up area of Bognor Regis and lies on the A259 and A29 roads one mile (1.6 km) north of the town centre.