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Photographs of Britannia Pier from 1900 onwards

Postcards showing the changing face of the pier, necessitated by its destruction by fire on several occasions

By John Layton

The Britannia Pier has undergone several changes over the years, due to its destruction by fire on several occasions, the last time being in the early hours of Easter Monday, 19th April 1954.

On the last postcard, presumably pre-1954, the show on the billboard is 'Summer Rhapsody'. Can anyone remember exactly when this was staged?

The postcards shown here have no dates on them, so we can only guess as to the chronological order of the pictures. If anybody knows more, perhaps they could let us know!

Postcard of the Britannia Pier, c1900?

Gt Yarmouth Museums

Postcard of the Britannia Pier, c1920?

Gt Yarmouth Museums

Postcard of the Britannia Pier, pre-1954?

Gt Yarmouth Museums

Britannia Pier - 1930s

Roger Ball

This page was added by John Layton on 25/05/2007.

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Please see my page added on 27th February 2011 regarding Summer Rhapsody. This may answer some of your questions asked in this article.

By Roy Nichols
On 11/03/2011

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