aerial photograph of Eastbourne Pier East Sussex England UK. Opened in 1870 the pier is 1000ft long and a Pavilion was added in 1888 and then replaced with a larger one in 1901. The structure is not permanently anchored into the ground as the piles rest on pads which allows the entire structure to move during stormy weather. The pier was damaged by a fire in 2014 but was fortunately able to reopen two months later.