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Police have confirmed that all currently known lines of inquiry have now been explored but they are still unsure as to whether the fire that destroyed the pier was an accident or an act of arson.

Following he fire in September 2008 teams of police, scientists and fire investigators have all carried out thorough investigations in an attempt to pin point the cause of the blaze.  Several people have been questioned following these investigations but to date nobody has been arrested.

Southend Council have issued a prospectus in which it is identified that following an infastructure survey the pier requires a considerable amount of investment to return the strucutre to it’s original strength prior to the 2005 fire.

The council has issued the prospectus as it seeks to attract development partners for the pier and doesn’t believe that these cost will put off potential partners.

The council is looking to retain the pier as a relaxed recreation attraction on a maritime theme as it doesn’t simply want the pier to be turned into a theme park in the sea.

Saltburn, Yorkshire
The bleakest, most northernly pier in England and the only one left in Yorkshire, it’s incredibly bracing and has an antique working tram at the entrance to take you up the steep cliff.

Deal, Kent
Winner of the 2008 Pier Of The Year Award, it is England’s youngest pier (built in 1955) and the only one constructed since the war. It is known for its good fishing.

Clevedon, Somerset
Grade one listed, built in 1869, a true gem of gossamer beauty, completely uncluttered and sitting on the Bristol channel above the second highest tidal reach in the world.

Penarth, near Cardiff
The poshest of the Welsh piers, lovingly restored in 1998. A port of call for the Waverley and Balmoral paddle steamers, the last of their kind. The fishing is free of charge.

Burnham-On-Sea
Britain’s shortest pier, a bit stubby perhaps but full of mid-Edwardian architectural elegance and it won’t wear your shoes out.

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