Worthing Pier reopened to visitors after almost two months of emergency work
Worthing Pier Timeline
Worthing Pier closed on 10th October 2024 after one of the underside supports was damaged during a storm.
The Denton Lounge was opened on the 31st July 1959 by the Mayor of Worthing, H. W. Bradley.
Worthing Pier requisitioned by military authorities and closed to the public
Worthing Borough Council purchased the Pier on 23rd March 1921 for the sum of £18,978/15s.
SS Eden, a Norwegian cargo ship, was sunk by German torpedo 8 to 10 miles SW of Worthing Pier
Worthing Pier was reopened on 29th May 1914 by the Lord Mayor of London, Sir T. Vansittart Bowater Bart.
Gale force seas battered and destroyed the Worthing Pier promenade, leaving the Pavilion isolated in the water. Local people renamed the Pavilion “Easter Island”.
New Worthing Pier grand opening, attended by Henry Brand, Viscount Hampden and Lord-Lieutenant of Sussex
Worthing Pier opens
Construction of the first Worthing Pier begins