イーストボーンの桟橋 Eastbourne Pier
イーストボーンは、先史時代から人が居住してきたものの大都市化はせず、19世紀半ばに鉄道が来て海浜リゾート地として整備されるまでは、小さな村がいくつかあつまったような程度だったそうです。
Tripadvisor バーリンギャップ
ロンドンからは鉄道で1時間半くらい。コーチ(長距離バス)もあります。ロンドンでふと思い立って日帰りで海を見に行く、なんてことをする場合の候補地のひとつ(ここのほか、ブライトン、フォークストーンなどがあります)。
Tripadvisor Eastbourne Pier
flickr pier by Smoobs
Tripadvisor Eastbourne Pier
1860年代に計画・建設され1870年にオープンしたこの桟橋は、長さ300メートル。当時の技術の粋を集めた建築物で、桟橋の最先端部には劇場やバーを擁する建物が建てられました。
Tripadvisor Eastbourne Pier
1970年の火災で最後の劇場が閉鎖され、その後はアミューズメント・パークや飲食施設、バー&クラブとしてイーストボーンの人々や遊びに来る人々に親しまれてきました。
その桟橋が、燃えた。
Update: Sussex Fire and Rescue says there is a small fire in the wall panelling in one of the arcade buildings on #Eastbourne Pier
— Sky News Breaking (@SkyNewsBreak) July 30, 2014
#eastbournepier on fire. So sad. pic.twitter.com/4H5nvaCSJf
— BRIAN BENSON (@mrbbphoto) July 30, 2014
@SkyNewsBreak it doesn't look very small #eastbournepier https://t.co/VoXauUMyRc
— James Chapman (@jameschappers) July 30, 2014
RT @pauljwpb: Fire crews trying so hard to keep this under control. So sad to see this happen pic.twitter.com/Ur2zEHvx4N #eastbournepier
— Ed Fraser (@frasereC4) July 30, 2014
Not looking good and strong winds aren't helping. Hopefully everyone got out ok. #EastbournePier
— Simon Russell (@SimonRussell89) July 30, 2014
#EastbournePier this morning looking elegant.. I hope the fire is put out quickly. We don't want to lose another pic.twitter.com/FdZr45tstP
— Jay (@Seaside_Dweller) July 30, 2014
ブライトンのWest Pierのことだと思います。
This is heartbreaking! Used to spend so much time as a kid playing the 1p slots on #eastbournepier pic.twitter.com/YjDCsdy4WS
— James Bedwell (@jbedwell89) July 30, 2014
I can see masses of black smoke and hear helicopters now… #eastbournepier
— Marty Lawrence (@TeaAndCopy) July 30, 2014
Actually killing me watching this unfold. Heartbreaking. #Eastbournepier pic.twitter.com/AbL6yP0oyi
— Adam (@AmericanParade) July 30, 2014
Josh@JoshuaJPE
I hope they manage to save #eastbournepier before it's completely destroyed. Would be a shame to see it looking like West Pier in #Brighton
— Tony Shepherd (@tonysheps) July 30, 2014
しかも、焼け落ちたところに今年の初春の嵐で、桟橋の残骸がさらに崩壊するというひどい状態。
Roads closed, helicopters above, lifeboat launched after fire on #eastbournePier. Eyewitness says appears out of control.
— Kay Burley (@KayBurley) July 30, 2014
RT: @O_PositiveBlood #eastbournepier pic.twitter.com/tUF9Dt0kRt
— Heart Sussex (@HeartSussex) July 30, 2014
Too sad. Everyone knows now. Let's hope everyone stays safe. Massive thank yous to the emergency services.#eastbournepier
— JustWriteEastbourne (@JustWriteEB) July 30, 2014
Firefighters battle blaze on #EastbournePierhttp://t.co/EcXmRMmyxP pic.twitter.com/sCDwuTFwBC
— The Independent (@Independent) July 30, 2014
Things are not looking at all good for #EastbournePier sadly. Updates continue here: http://t.co/dH0tR7RckC pic.twitter.com/uF7uddHKoV
— Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) July 30, 2014
More pics #eastbournepier pic.twitter.com/Z6oA0e7yyH
— Ciaran (@CiaranTrotter) July 30, 2014
This is awful. Whatever we can do to rebuild the Pier, we will do #eastbournepier
— EastbourneCan (@EastbourneCan) July 30, 2014
What on earth is it about piers and fires? How sad we lose another. #eastbournepier pic.twitter.com/6I89OvR6gN
— James Heming (@jamesheming) July 30, 2014
Shocking news to hear that another pier is being ravaged by fire #eastbournepier pic.twitter.com/TZEr5VFKsW
— S/Sgt Lawrence Wood (@ResponseWood) July 30, 2014
Really sad pictures coming in from #eastbournepier. Blimey. 😔 x pic.twitter.com/7NutvtBblV
— Nicola Hume (@Nicola_Hume) July 30, 2014
Firefighters are tackling the #EastbournePier fire from the beach and sea.
http://t.co/dH0tR7RckC pic.twitter.com/0xWXWmIpl6— Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) July 30, 2014
Henry le Frigg@leFrigg
この桟橋はGrade Iではないはずなんですが、ともあれ、Grade物件に指定されると、基本、外見が変わるような改造はできないし、それどころか保存しなければならなくなるので、オーナーは大変なんです。。。
Very sad news about the #EastbournePier fire. Hope it can be saved like Hastings pic.twitter.com/1wItKQYTjx via @Independent
— Giles Goodall 🇪🇺 (@GoodallGiles) July 30, 2014
To all my colleagues in the East Sussex emergency services #StaySafe thinking of you all during your major incident #eastbournepier
— S/Sgt Lawrence Wood (@ResponseWood) July 30, 2014
How sad. #eastbournepier pic.twitter.com/zU2NjWWKi3
— sophieraworth (@sophieraworth) July 30, 2014
Looks like most of it is out now. I'm not sure if it will remain standing though… #eastbournepier pic.twitter.com/0TCyZdAN1u
— Marty Lawrence (@TeaAndCopy) July 30, 2014
Aerial footage of the #EastbournePier fire https://t.co/agfsLDgcoX
— SkyNews (@SkyNews) July 30, 2014
We’ve started an #eastbournepier restoration fund, please give generously at http://t.co/sNOvleQdSK
— EastbourneCan (@EastbourneCan) July 30, 2014
The latest from #EastbournePier as the fire continues: http://t.co/dH0tR7RckC pic.twitter.com/7ps2815xFg
— Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) July 30, 2014
Such a sad sight to see the pier I grew up with on fire. #eastbournepier pic.twitter.com/lsZFnfX6OZ
— Karin Giannone (@KarinBBC) July 30, 2014
NPAS Redhill@NPAS_Redhill
Incredibly sad aerial pictures of #eastbournepier – http://t.co/sac2nSrJSo pic.twitter.com/YJxLPAqUR5
— HuffPost UK (@HuffPostUK) July 30, 2014
……そして日没後
Still alight, the poor old girl. At least they saved a lot of it. #eastbournepier pic.twitter.com/ntQjZD7pv5
— Mr P (@Parksie) July 30, 2014
Shell of the arcade still smouldering about an hour ago #eastbournepier pic.twitter.com/x5h4lPdCMs
— Andy (@andysstuff) July 30, 2014
Not ashamed to say I had a tear or two in my eye tonight. Spent so many days with my late Grandad on that pier #eastbournepier
— Dominic | D E A N 📸 (@ddphotograph) July 30, 2014
#eastbournepier is still standing! Hopefully they can rebuild it! This was her only yesterday and now today! pic.twitter.com/rhiWQ30PPK
— Emma 👩🏼💻📚✨ (@NverJudgeaBook) July 30, 2014
そして、現地、夜明け
ncd@ncdtweetz
@ncdtweetz Morning. Can we use your picture on @brightonargus website please?
— Brighton Argus (@brightonargus) July 31, 2014
@ncdtweetz Thank you.
— Brighton Argus (@brightonargus) July 31, 2014
Sovereign FM@sovereignfm
Pictures of #eastbournepier in first light:http://t.co/lZ9EJkY0Lj@johnryallitv @itvmeridian
— Divya Kohli (@DivyaKohliITV) July 31, 2014
Sad sight this morning 🙂 #eastbournepier pic.twitter.com/EA9IXl2W2e
— Steve 🏕🌏🌲👊✌🏴⚽️ (@steve54carter) July 31, 2014
ncd@ncdtweetz
#eastbournepier Part of my childhood gone! Replace with one for the 21st C. evoking the Victorian era built using modern materials & methods
— Eddie Wattenbach (@EddieWattenbach) July 31, 2014
こういう「娯楽施設としての桟橋」の建設技術って、伝わってるんですかね。非常に19世紀的なもののように思えるのですが……
Fire crews still on the scene. http://t.co/oT0quaCluf #EastbournePier
— Wendy Beech-Ward (@wendybeechward) July 31, 2014
Today we start the task of dusting ourselves down and devising a plan to restore #EastbournePier to her former glory pic.twitter.com/KmKQFXltyi
— Patrick Warner (@CityBusNewsPW) July 31, 2014
#EastbournePier – yet another #listedbuilding wrecked by fire, as though listing buildings causes them to burst into flames. Coincidence?
— SAY “NO” TO MASKS (@RamblingRingo) July 31, 2014
いや。きっと指定されてなくて燃えてる建物のほうが多いと思います・・・
What Fish?@what_fish
Sovereign FM@sovereignfm
John Francis@jfilm53
How many couples danced
The summer nights away
The laughter and the merriment
Will come again one day
How many couples danced
The summer nights away
The laughter and the merriment
Will come again one day
As a regular visitor to Eastbourne I was shocked to see such an iconic sight on fire. If a fund is set up, I'd donate to it. #eastbournepier
— Chris Atkins (@moonlightalba85) July 31, 2014
Recalling memories of my great aunt who lived in #eastbourne in 80s as #eastbournepier damaged by awful fire http://t.co/sFFmCjRdoG Sad
— Timothy Barnes (@timothy_barnes) July 31, 2014
140 years of history destroyed: #EastbournePier reduced to a shell by massive blaze watched from beach by horrified holidaymakers
— Amako Aséga (@AmakoAsega) July 31, 2014
.@EastSussexFRS did an incredible job yesterday to save so much of @EastbournePier #eastbournepier #thankyou pic.twitter.com/6rRg883LdG
— Driving and Cars (@drivingandcars) July 31, 2014
アップデート
先日火災に見舞われたイーストボーンの桟橋は、クリスマスまでに一部再開できる可能性と所有主。via @BBCNews Fire-damaged Eastbourne Pier… http://t.co/fWy5A5QBUA pic.twitter.com/ortP5Z6Qff
— n o f r i l l s /共訳書『アメリカ侵略全史』作品社 (@nofrills) August 7, 2014
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