print email comment close National Piers Society URL: http://www.piers.org.uk/ Description: Background about seaside piers around the coast of Great Britain. "At the turn of the last century, almost a hundred piers existed: now only half remain and several face an uncertain future." Includes a list of the longest piers in the U.K., historic images of surviving and lost piers, and updates. From an organization whose "aims are to promote and sustain interest in the preservation and continued enjoyment of seaside piers." Publisher: National Piers Society Extra Keywords victorian LII Database Information: Record 23002 created by Jennifer English on 12/04/2006 Last modification on 10/14/2009 Published: 12/06/2006   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23002