Hastings Pier. 1872-2010. Photography by Jay Purcell
The Hastings pier was opened on 5 August 1872.
The 2,000 seat pavilion played host to The Rolling Stones, The Who, Jimi Hendrix, and Pink Floyd.
Pink Floyd founder Syd Barrett played his last ever show with the band here, on January 20, 1968.
The Pier burned down on Tuesday, October 5, 2010.
The cause was arson.
No one has ever been caught.
