One would like to caption these three photographs as the Pier in Edwardian days, but while the one directly above has a decidedly Edwardian look about it, I have some doubts the two sepia ones, taken by a Hove photographer, Thomas Wiles of George Street. Why, for instance, is the Pier so devoid of people?
If during the 1914 – 1918 War, the illuminations would have been forbidden and there is o sign of the Concert Hall, built in 1916. My guess is that they were taken between 1911 and 1914, but where are all the people?
Image Reference: JG_02_092.tif
Date: 1914
Image Details: Original
Size of Original: 154X109
Place: Brighton
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