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New exhibition to showcase behind-the-scenes secrets of Birnbeck Pier restoration
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A new free exhibition called 'Restoring Birnbeck Pier' is opening at Weston Museum on 6 November, running until 27 February 2027. It will feature behind-the-scenes photographs taken by the A1 Camera Club, original metalwork from 1867, and unusual finds from the £44m restoration project of the historic Victorian pier in Weston-super-Mare. Closed since 1994 due to safety concerns, the Grade II-listed pier is expected to reopen to visitors next summer.
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- An exhibition titled 'Restoring Birnbeck Pier' opens at Weston Museum on 6 November and runs until 27 February 2027.
- The display includes photographs by the A1 Camera Club, original metalwork from 1867, and artefacts uncovered during the £44m restoration.
- Birnbeck Pier has been closed to the public since 1994 due to safety concerns.
- Visitors are expected to be able to walk across the pier again from next summer, making it the only UK pier linking the mainland to an island.
- Restoration work on the Grade II-listed structure, managed by North Somerset Council and contractor Mackley, began in February.