British Piers and Pier Railways

The British have always had a special affinity for the seaside and piers are the epitome of the British seaside. This book takes the reader on a clockwise tour of our islands, stopping at every pier and walking through their histories. Yet this is not just a tour of the pier, for it is not the pier that makes the history, but the people who work and walk along it.

Within these pages the reader will meet a well-known British sportsman when he was a prizefighter; learn of several 'professors'...