Originally Posted by
petromax
oh dear, let's leave it at that shall we. It's off-topic anyway and lots of people want to talk about the good times they had at New Brighton. I remember the fountains at the pool most of all and the salt water washes that used to sting your feet and the incredibly, incredibly high diving board.
Just how high was that diving board? Too high for me ever to risk it! - I can remember people climbing up to the top and then climbing back down again having lost their nerve. Or jumping feet-first from the top and getting shouted at for doing that.
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Anyway, back to topic, yes a barrage could have a lot of pier-like features.
So wouldn't it make sense to build a causeway thing out into the river with a floating ferry berth at the end rather than a concrete pier with water sloshing underneath? Since steel piers are history and concrete beams are so very very ugly. Such a causeway could double as a super-long launching ramp (income!) for trailered pleasure boats and a new lifeboat observation station and more.
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