Brighton, England’s 1,115-foot-long West Pier has had a tough run lately. Built in 1866, it closed in 1975 and was burned to a crisp by a series of fires in 2003 (arson, say the experts).

Argus readers have shared their memories of the West Pier ... watched it burn the next day.” One reader described the fire simply as “one of the worst days in the history of Brighton ...

“I was sad and frustrated after the pier burned down the first time and it lost its sign because when friends came to visit who had never been to Brighton I could not say anymore that I live ...

Brighton, England’s 1,115-foot-long West Pier has had a tough run lately. Built in 1866, it closed in 1975 and was burned to a crisp by a series of fires in 2003 (arson, say the experts).