pier
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"It's said that over 1,000 people used a small stable near the pier to go the toilet," historian Kevin Gordon told Secret Sussex.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
In Essex, people can watch the partial eclipse from Southend-on-Sea pier, Munnings Museum in Dedham hosts an event and Loughton Astronomical Society is holding another at Theydon Bois village green.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
By July 20, damage was visible near the northern pier, which belongs to the state-owned company that oversees the emirate’s oil-and-gas sector.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
July 20 in a parking lot next to the pier, which earlier in the day had been packed with World Cup watchers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
Past the pier, the path widened and there was enough room to ride next to each other.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
The 1982-83 winter season, which coincided with a very strong El Niño, was historically destructive for California’s coast, with storms wrecking the Santa Monica and Seal Beach piers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
It sits not on a foundation but on helical piers screwed into the ground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
But on either side stood empty piers whose planned allegorical statues by French had yet to be cast in bronze, much less installed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
The jury also recommended that Irish Water Safety take a prominent role with other agencies in implementing best practice in relation to safety at piers and slipways.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2026
The vaults were constructed one bay at a time, a bay being the rectangular area between four piers.
From "Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction" by David Macaulay
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