‘Our Pier’: leisure activities and local communities at the British seaside

Brydon, Lavinia; Jenzen, Olu; Nourse, Nicholas

doi:10.1080/14927713.2019.1613171

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“…Consequently 85 pleasure piers were constructed between 1860 and 1905. These structures provided visitors, for a small fee, the highly novel experience of walking over the sea (Adamson, 1977;Brydon et al 2019). During the 1870s piers developed additional attractions and facilities for visitors, offering popular entertainments such as theatres, bandstands, pavilions, reading rooms, and kiosks.…”

Section: The Heritage Of Seaside Piersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Seaside piers were extremely popular with visitors to the seaside but were also viewed as significant heritage resources by local communities (Brydon et al 2019).…”

Section: The Heritage Of Seaside Piersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Over the past decade there has been an increased interest and appreciation of the distinctive architectural heritage of the seaside (Brodie, 2018;Jarratt and Gammon, 2016), especially among statutory agencies. At the same time there is growing nostalgia for the intangible heritage of the seaside holiday itself (Chapman and Light 2011;Jarratt and Gammon 2016), a nostalgia which also extends to local communities (Brydon et al 2019). These broader developments create opportunities for seaside towns to promote themselves as destinations for heritage tourism, a trend termed the 'blue-grey transition' (Ashworth 2010: 287).…”

Section: The Heritage Piermentioning

confidence: 99%

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Heritage attractions, competitive pressures and adaptation: the case of the British seaside pier

Chapman

Light

Richards

2020

Journal of Heritage Tourism

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Heritage visitor attractions operate in a dynamic environment requiring them to adapt and respond to changing circumstances which they cannot control. This paper focuses on adaptation strategies adopted by one type of heritage resource: the seaside pier in the UK. As part of the heritage of mass tourism itself piers were created in a specific context and as that context has changed, they have needed to adapt to remain viable and competitive as attractions. A combination of observational field visits to all UK piers and in-depth interviews with selected pier owners was used to examine strategies of adaptation. Three pier categories were identified, characterised by different adaptation strategies and the experiences offered to visitors. The Family Entertainment pier has adopted a strategy of consolidation, offering a traditional product with some diversification to suit contemporary consumer tastes. The Twenty-first Century Innovator pier has followed a strategy of differentiation, focussed on providing contemporary entertainments and catering. The Heritage pier has differentiated by offering a nostalgic and uncommercialized experience of the traditional seaside holiday. These strategies enable individual piers to remain competitive as attractions but some have more robust business models and are in a stronger financial position to deal with ongoing and future challenges.

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Section: The Heritage Of Seaside Piersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Seaside piers were extremely popular with visitors to the seaside but were also viewed as significant heritage resources by local communities (Brydon et al 2019).…”

Section: The Heritage Of Seaside Piersmentioning

confidence: 99%