English pier with links to Dambusters raid gets £10m lottery lifeline

28/10/2024 12:00 The Guardian

Birnbeck Pier in Weston-super-Mare, where Barnes Wallis’s bouncing bomb was trialled, is step closer to being savedA unique pier that used to be a boarding point for paddle steamers plying their trade in the Bristol channel and in the second world war played a part in the development of the Dambusters’ bouncing bomb is a step closer to being saved thanks to a £10m lifeline.Birnbeck Pier in Weston-super-Mare, said to be the only pier in the UK linking the mainland to an island, fell into disrepair after closing to the public 30 years ago and is on Historic England’s heritage at risk register. Continue reading...

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