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Title: Clarence Pier, Southsea, Portsmouth [Go to resource]
Description: This building replaced the original pier which opened in 1861 to cater for the Isle of Wight steamer trade. The glass pavillion was opened in 1882. The Pier was almost totally destroyed in World War 2. The second Clarence Pier re-opened in 1961. Triggs, A. 2001. Sunny Southsea: Memories of a Golden Age. The original pier was destroyed in the second World War to be replaced by this building. The big wheel which is part of the fair can be seen in the background. Format: image/jpeg License: http://www.sopse.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.exe?a=query&p=gateway&f=generic_sitetext%2ehtm&_IXFIRST_=1&_IXMAXHITS_=1&cms_con_core_subtype%3acms_con_text_what=copyright&%3acms_sys_group=%22sopse%22 Rights holder: Portsmouth City Council Subjects: building
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fairTemporal: start=1984-01-01; Source: Sense of place SE Creator: Ronald Lubbock Identifier: http://www.sopse.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.... Language: en-GB Format: image/jpeg Go to resource More Like this...
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