An endangered Victorian pier - the only one in Britain to lead to an island - has partially collapsed into the sea. Can it be saved? As winter saw UK winds that gusted at up to 100mph plus, gales brought devastation to the Birnbeck Victorian pier in Weston-super-Mare - the only one in Britain to lead to an island - which partially collapsed into the Bristol Channel. The pier is among the 10 most endangered buildings on a list compiled by the Victorian Society. The Grade II-listed pier shut in 1994 and had since fallen into a state of disrepair and is now on the Buildings at Risk Register. Actor Timothy West, who recently visited the pier, said it was a "beautiful piece of engineering" and needed to be saved.
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