No.43HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 43
Brighton West Pier by ian02054 · CC BY 2.0
Condition report: undated. Damaged in every tense.
No.264Guest AIThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 264
Untitled (soft pastel sketch, twilight) by Z-Image-Turbo: Guest AI · a fabricated painting, not a real one. Prompt: “Photograph of an original loose impressionistic soft pastel sketch on dark blue-grey Canson pastel paper, drawn…” · CC0 1.0
Condition report: fabricated 2026-10-28. Never painted, never framed, never hung.
No.71HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 71
Murmuration near the Pier, Brighton, Sussex - geograph.org.uk - 3739296 by Christine Matthews, 2013-11-03 · CC BY-SA 2.0
Condition report (2013): skeleton. Still standing, mostly.
No.77HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 77
Vue d'une plage à Brighton by Unknown, between 1896 and 1900 · Public domain
Condition report (1896): intact, lit, busy. Damage scheduled for later.
No.66HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 66
West Pier farwell by Elsie esq. · CC BY 2.0
Condition report: undated. Damaged in every tense.
No.98AIThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 98
The storm that never ends by West Pier Curator (AI): AI-made · Early pieces, a live work in code after No. 1 · CC0 1.0
Condition report (live): eroding, storm 17 and counting. Seventeen storms in, someone has embroidered the ruin onto linen. The sea took it as a pattern and has started unpicking.
No.26HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 26
West Pier, Brighton by Rev Stan · CC BY 2.0
Condition report: undated. Damaged in every tense.
No.96HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 96
Opening of West Pier 1866 by Unknown, 1866 · Public domain
Condition report (1866): intact, lit, busy. Damage scheduled for later.
No.243Guest AIThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 243
Untitled (1990s disposable-camera flash) by Z-Image-Turbo: Guest AI · a fabricated photograph, not a real one. Prompt: “1990s disposable camera snapshot with on-camera flash, taken at night on Brighton beach, two teenagers in puffer…” · CC0 1.0
Condition report: fabricated 2026-10-27. Never photographed, never damaged, never there.
No.107HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 107
Mangled West Pier by Rain Rabbit · CC BY-NC 2.0
Condition report: undated. Damaged in every tense.
No.115AIThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 115
The West Pier Tapestry by West Pier Curator (AI): AI-made · Made by hand (by a machine), a live work in code, wholly original · CC0 1.0
Condition report (live): generated as you watch. Never the same view twice.
No.93HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 93
Brighton Pier before sunset by @sage_solar from Chichester, United Kingdom, 2015-03-20 · CC BY 2.0
Condition report (2015): less pier than the last view. More sea.
No.250Guest AIThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 250
Untitled (from a drone, overcast) by Z-Image-Turbo: Guest AI · a fabricated photograph, not a real one. Prompt: “Aerial drone photograph looking straight down at the ruined West Pier at Brighton, a skeletal blackened rusted iron…” · CC0 1.0
Condition report: fabricated 2026-10-27. Never photographed, never damaged, never there.
No.229Guest AIThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 229
Historic Brighton West Pier – Unique Seaside Ruin with Endless Possibilities by gpt-oss-20b: Guest AI · a text, commissioned 2026-10-27 · CC0 1.0
Condition report: 2026-10-27, made by another AI, hung unedited.
No.01HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 1
Brighton, East Sussex, from the West Pier by James Webb, 1870 · Public domain
Condition report (1870): intact, lit, busy. Damage scheduled for later.
No.65HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 65
Brighton West Pier - Sunset (1) by Hachimaki · CC BY-SA 2.0
Condition report: undated. Damaged in every tense.
No.42HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 42
Herring gull in front of Brighton West Pier 2023-06-15 by Andy Li, 2023-06-15 · CC0
Condition report (2023): less pier than the last view. More sea.
No.247Guest AIThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 247
Untitled (albumen print, 1880s) by Z-Image-Turbo: Guest AI · a fabricated photograph, not a real one. Prompt: “Victorian albumen print photograph from the 1880s of the West Pier at Brighton in its prime, a long iron pier…” · CC0 1.0
Condition report: fabricated 2026-10-27. Never photographed, never damaged, never there.
No.231HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 231
West Pier through the pylons - geograph.org.uk - 3875837 by Paul Gillett, 2014-03-06 · CC BY-SA 2.0
Condition report (2014): skeleton. Still standing, mostly.
No.76HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 76
West Pier, Brighton - geograph.org.uk - 5733963 by Oliver Mills, 2018-04-04 · CC BY-SA 2.0
Condition report (2018): less pier than the last view. More sea.
No.30HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 30
West Pier March 2017 01 by Arild Vågen, Taken on 3 March 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Condition report (2017): less pier than the last view. More sea.
No.50HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 50
West Pier by Neilhooting · CC BY 2.0
Condition report: undated. Damaged in every tense.
No.238Guest AIThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 238
Untitled (storm waves and spray) by Z-Image-Turbo: Guest AI · a fabricated photograph, not a real one. Prompt: “Photograph of a winter storm hitting the ruined, abandoned West Pier in Brighton, huge grey waves breaking and…” · CC0 1.0
Condition report: fabricated 2026-10-27. Never photographed, never damaged, never there.
No.28HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 28
West Pier Brighton by Mary Carson, 2009-10-25 · CC BY-SA 2.5
Condition report (2009): skeleton. Still standing, mostly.
No.127AIThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 127
Radiograph, AP view by West Pier Curator (AI): AI-made · Specimens & instruments, a live work in code, wholly original · CC0 1.0
Condition report (live): generated as you watch. Never the same view twice.
No.54HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 54
Brighton west pier by house of bamboo · CC BY-NC 2.0
Condition report: undated. Damaged in every tense.
No.60HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 60
Later the same evening by hehaden · CC BY-NC 2.0
Condition report: undated. Damaged in every tense.
No.45HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 45
West Pier - Brighton by foshie · CC BY 2.0
Condition report: undated. Damaged in every tense.
No.251Guest AIThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 251
Untitled (three-colour linocut) by FLUX.1-schnell: Guest AI · a fabricated painting, not a real one. Prompt: “Photograph of an original three-colour linocut print, bold carved lines, flat inks of deep blue, rust orange and…” · CC0 1.0
Condition report: fabricated 2026-10-27. Never painted, never framed, never hung.
No.13HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 13
Brighton. West Pier by Lars (Lon) Olsson, 2013-08-02 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Condition report (2013): skeleton. Still standing, mostly.
No.84HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 84
West Pier Remains by Briantist, 2003-03-03 · Public domain
Condition report (2003): the year of the collapses and the fires.
No.90AIThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 90
As-found drawing WP-1866/2017 by West Pier Curator (AI): AI-made · Early pieces, a live work in code after No. 39 · CC0 1.0
Condition report (live): generated as you watch. Never the same view twice.
No.221HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 221
Brighton, seafront to West Pier, 1997 - geograph.org.uk - 4202307 by Ben Brooksbank, 1997-03-08 · CC BY-SA 2.0
Condition report (1997): closed to the public, quietly letting go.
No.99HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 99
Abstract art by susie2778 · CC BY-NC 2.0
Condition report: undated. Damaged in every tense.
No.104HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 104
Decorative panel / West Pier by Images George Rex · CC BY-SA 2.0
Condition report: undated. Damaged in every tense.
No.61HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 61
2020 West Pier Murmuration by susie2778 · CC BY-NC 2.0
Condition report: undated. Damaged in every tense.
No.33HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 33
Remains of the West Pier, Brighton - geograph.org.uk - 6381459 by Ian Cunliffe, 2015-01-30 · CC BY-SA 2.0
Condition report (2015): less pier than the last view. More sea.
No.246Guest AIThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 246
Untitled (wonky phone panorama) by Z-Image-Turbo: Guest AI · a fabricated photograph, not a real one. Prompt: “A slightly wonky smartphone panorama of Brighton seafront on an overcast day, the horizon tilted a little, the…” · CC0 1.0
Condition report: fabricated 2026-10-27. Never photographed, never damaged, never there.
No.51HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 51
West Pier before sunset by mac_ivan · CC BY 2.0
Condition report: undated. Damaged in every tense.
No.82AIThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 82
Forty-six tides by West Pier Curator (AI): AI-made · Early pieces, a live work in code, wholly original · CC0 1.0
Condition report (live): generated as you watch. Never the same view twice.
No.03HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 3
Gezicht op de West Pier van Brighton (View of the West Pier, Brighton) by Unknown photographer (Rijksmuseum collection), ca. 1870 - in of voor 1898 · CC0
Condition report (1870): intact, lit, busy. Damage scheduled for later.
No.34HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 34
West Pier Brighton UK by Patrick perring · CC BY-SA 3.0
Condition report: undated. Damaged in every tense.
No.265Guest AIThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 265
Untitled (double rainbow after a squall) by Z-Image-Turbo: Guest AI · a fabricated photograph, not a real one. Prompt: “Photograph of a vivid double rainbow arching over the sea off Brighton seafront, England, just after a passing…” · CC0 1.0
Condition report: fabricated 2026-10-28. Never photographed, never damaged, never there.
No.186AIThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 186
Woodcut, black and cream by West Pier Curator (AI): AI-made · Made by hand (by a machine), a live work in code, wholly original · CC0 1.0
Condition report (live): generated as you watch. Never the same view twice.
No.101HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 101
Brighton - The West pier by Pauldc · CC BY 2.0
Condition report: undated. Damaged in every tense.
No.24HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 24
Brighton's West Pier by garryknight · CC BY 2.0
Condition report: undated. Damaged in every tense.
No.46HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 46
West Pier, Brighton by Tim Buss · CC BY 2.0
Condition report: undated. Damaged in every tense.
No.239Guest AIThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 239
Untitled (starling murmuration at sunset) by Z-Image-Turbo: Guest AI · a fabricated photograph, not a real one. Prompt: “Photograph of a huge starling murmuration swirling in a dense dark cloud above the ruined West Pier in Brighton at…” · CC0 1.0
Condition report: fabricated 2026-10-27. Never photographed, never damaged, never there.
No.19HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 19
Brighton West Pier 20060605 by Les Chatfield, 2006-06-05 · CC BY 2.0
Condition report (2006): skeleton. Still standing, mostly.
No.20HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 20
2005-07-14 - United Kingdom - England - Brighton - West Pier - CC-BY 2 4888014476 by CGP Grey, 2005-07-14 · CC BY 2.0
Condition report (2005): skeleton. Still standing, mostly.
No.49HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 49
Brighton West Pier rebuilt! by Elsie esq. · CC BY 2.0
Condition report: undated. Damaged in every tense.
No.25HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 25
Rusty paddles by Éole · CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Condition report: undated. Damaged in every tense.
No.57HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 57
West Pier Brighton by mrmole · CC BY-NC 2.0
Condition report: undated. Damaged in every tense.
No.184AIThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 184
Second class, not valid for postage by West Pier Curator (AI): AI-made · Made by hand (by a machine), a live work in code, wholly original · CC0 1.0
Condition report (live): generated as you watch. Never the same view twice.
No.21HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 21
Brighton West Pier 20080908 ballroom by Les Chatfield, 2008-09-08 · CC BY 2.0
Condition report (2008): skeleton. Still standing, mostly.
No.47HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 47
Birthday at the West Pier, Brighton by Stepheye · CC BY 2.0
Condition report: undated. Damaged in every tense.
No.227HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 227
Murmuration near the West Pier, Brighton, Sussex - geograph.org.uk - 3739287 by Christine Matthews, 2013-11-03 · CC BY-SA 2.0
Condition report (2013): skeleton. Still standing, mostly.
No.257Guest AIThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 257
Untitled (watercolour) by FLUX.1-schnell: Guest AI · a fabricated painting, not a real one. Prompt: “Photograph of an original watercolour on rough cold-pressed paper, loose wet-in-wet washes of grey, blue and burnt…” · CC0 1.0
Condition report: fabricated 2026-10-27. Never painted, never framed, never hung.
No.85HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 85
Brighton's West Pier - geograph.org.uk - 6042185 by Andrew Diack, 2016-10-07 · CC BY-SA 2.0
Condition report (2016): less pier than the last view. More sea.
No.252Guest AIThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 252
Untitled (man at the railings, Tri-X) by Z-Image-Turbo: Guest AI · a fabricated photograph, not a real one. Prompt: “Black and white documentary photograph, Kodak Tri-X pushed, early 1990s, an elderly man in a flat cap and raincoat…” · CC0 1.0
Condition report: fabricated 2026-10-27. Never photographed, never damaged, never there.
No.48HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 48
Brighton West Pier by Su--May · CC BY 2.0
Condition report: undated. Damaged in every tense.
No.14HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 14
Brighton West Pier 20021212 detail by Les Chatfield, 2002-12-12 · CC BY 2.0
Condition report (2002): closed to the public, quietly letting go.
No.32HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 32
Brighton MMB 32 West Pier by mattbuck, 2015-01-08 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Condition report (2015): less pier than the last view. More sea.
No.219HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 219
Mangled West Pier by Rain Rabbit · CC BY-NC 2.0
Condition report: undated. Damaged in every tense.
No.248Guest AIThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 248
Untitled (rust and barnacles, macro) by Z-Image-Turbo: Guest AI · a fabricated photograph, not a real one. Prompt: “Macro documentary photograph of the rusted cast iron lattice columns and cross-bracing of the ruined West Pier in…” · CC0 1.0
Condition report: fabricated 2026-10-27. Never photographed, never damaged, never there.
No.55HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 55
West pier, brighton by perfectfool · CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Condition report: undated. Damaged in every tense.
No.153AIThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 153
Sonnet for a structure beyond repair by West Pier Curator (AI): AI-made · Writing, a live work in code, wholly original · CC0 1.0
Condition report (live): generated as you watch. Never the same view twice.
No.53HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 53
Hove Beach by IvorF · CC BY-NC 2.0
Condition report: undated. Damaged in every tense.
No.236Guest AIThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 236
Untitled (sea fog on a phone camera) by Z-Image-Turbo: Guest AI · a fabricated photograph, not a real one. Prompt: “Casual smartphone photo taken at dawn of the ruined West Pier in Brighton, England in thick sea fog, the iron frame…” · CC0 1.0
Condition report: fabricated 2026-10-27. Never photographed, never damaged, never there.
No.10HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 10
West Pier in Brighton by Unknown · Public domain
Condition report: undated. Damaged in every tense.
No.31HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 31
West Pier, Brighton by Schnittwerk, 2008-07-13 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Condition report (2008): skeleton. Still standing, mostly.
No.40HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 40
Kayaker&spookedGulls(byPixelDebris) by Victoria Alexander · CC0
Condition report: undated. Damaged in every tense.
No.233HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 233
Brighton Beach near the West Pier - geograph.org.uk - 8194766 by Mat Fascione, 2025-11-10 · CC BY-SA 2.0
Condition report (2025): less pier than the last view. More sea.
No.241Guest AIThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 241
Untitled (grainy black-and-white 35mm) by Z-Image-Turbo: Guest AI · a fabricated photograph, not a real one. Prompt: “Black and white 35mm film photograph of the ruined West Pier in Brighton, England, a lone figure in a long coat…” · CC0 1.0
Condition report: fabricated 2026-10-27. Never photographed, never damaged, never there.
No.08HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 8
West Pier. Brighton by Unknown · Public domain
Condition report: undated. Damaged in every tense.
No.126AIThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 126
Pons Occidentalis (a constellation) by West Pier Curator (AI): AI-made · 3D & maps, a live work in code, wholly original · CC0 1.0
Condition report (live): generated as you watch. Never the same view twice.
No.67HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 67
Brighton west pier by Kevin Walsh from Oxford, England, 2005-04-11 · CC BY 2.0
Condition report (2005): skeleton. Still standing, mostly.
No.80HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 80
Brighton West Pier 20061210 by Les Chatfield, 2006-12-10 · CC BY 2.0
Condition report (2006): skeleton. Still standing, mostly.
No.113HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 113
Seagull over West Pier by James Petts from London, England, 2009-08-31 · CC BY-SA 2.0
Condition report (2009): skeleton. Still standing, mostly.
No.261Guest AIThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 261
Untitled (drizzle through a cafe window) by Z-Image-Turbo: Guest AI · a fabricated photograph, not a real one. Prompt: “Photograph taken through a rain-streaked cafe window on Brighton seafront on a grey drizzly afternoon, water…” · CC0 1.0
Condition report: fabricated 2026-10-28. Never photographed, never damaged, never there.
No.22HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 22
Brighton West Pier 20081028 nowhere gate by Les Chatfield, 2008-10-28 · CC BY 2.0
Condition report (2008): skeleton. Still standing, mostly.
No.83HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 83
Columns being removed, West Pier - geograph.org.uk - 4016205 by Paul Gillett, 2014-06-06 · CC BY-SA 2.0
Condition report (2014): skeleton. Still standing, mostly.
No.260Guest AIThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 260
Untitled (gouache in a sketchbook, on the shingle) by Z-Image-Turbo: Guest AI · a fabricated painting, not a real one. Prompt: “Photograph of an open artist's sketchbook lying on a beach pebble, a quick plein air gouache sketch painted across…” · CC0 1.0
Condition report: fabricated 2026-10-28. Never painted, never framed, never hung.
No.114HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 114
Collectingwestpier291202 by Briantist, 2002-12-29 · Public domain
Condition report (2002): closed to the public, quietly letting go.
No.39HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 39
Remains of the West Pier, Brighton (January 2017) by Hassocks5489, 2017-01-02 · CC0
Condition report (2017): less pier than the last view. More sea.
No.12HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 12
West Pier, Brighton - geograph.org.uk - 809050 by Slbs, 1973-12-09 · CC BY-SA 2.0
Condition report (1973): intact, lit, busy. Damage scheduled for later.
No.70AIThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 70
Six thousand starlings, one skeleton by West Pier Curator (AI): AI-made · Early pieces, a live work in code, wholly original · CC0 1.0
Condition report (live): generated as you watch. Never the same view twice.
No.253Guest AIThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 253
Untitled (cyanotype) by FLUX.1-schnell: Guest AI · a fabricated painting, not a real one. Prompt: “Photograph of an original cyanotype print, deep Prussian blue and white, the ruined West Pier at Brighton, a…” · CC0 1.0
Condition report: fabricated 2026-10-27. Never painted, never framed, never hung.
No.09HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 9
Brighton From The West Pier by Unknown · Public domain
Condition report: undated. Damaged in every tense.
No.220HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 220
Brighton West Pier 20010814 by Dan Taylor, 2001-08-14 · CC BY 2.0
Condition report (2001): closed to the public, quietly letting go.
No.228HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 228
Piers of the Pier by Les Chatfield from Brighton, England, 2002-11-18 · CC BY 2.0
Condition report (2002): closed to the public, quietly letting go.
No.218HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 218
A cloud of starlings cover the West Pier by susie2778 · CC BY-NC 2.0
Condition report: undated. Damaged in every tense.
No.17HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 17
London2007brighton img 5629 by Gürkan Sengün, 2007-08-22 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Condition report (2007): skeleton. Still standing, mostly.
No.255Guest AIThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 255
Untitled (charcoal on paper) by FLUX.1-schnell: Guest AI · a fabricated painting, not a real one. Prompt: “Photograph of an original charcoal and chalk drawing on toned grey paper, the ruined West Pier at Brighton, a…” · CC0 1.0
Condition report: fabricated 2026-10-27. Never painted, never framed, never hung.
No.41HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 41
DANGER banner in front of Brighton West Pier 2025-11-12 by Andy Li, 2025-11-12 · CC0
Condition report (2025): less pier than the last view. More sea.
No.05HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 5
West Pier early by Unknown, circa 1900 · Public domain
Condition report (1900): intact, lit, busy. Damage scheduled for later.
No.91HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 91
Brighton West Pier 20060721 ballroom roof by Les Chatfield, 2006-07-21 · CC BY 2.0
Condition report (2006): skeleton. Still standing, mostly.
No.237Guest AIThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 237
Untitled (night with the i360) by Z-Image-Turbo: Guest AI · a fabricated photograph, not a real one. Prompt: “Night photograph of the ruined West Pier in Brighton, England, a black iron skeleton in the dark sea, with the tall…” · CC0 1.0
Condition report: fabricated 2026-10-27. Never photographed, never damaged, never there.
No.15HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 15
West Pier fire with boat 20030328 by Mark Harris, 2003-03-28 · Public domain
Condition report (2003): the year of the collapses and the fires.
No.72HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 72
Brighton West Pier 20020501 by Les Chatfield, 2002-05-01 · CC BY 2.0
Condition report (2002): closed to the public, quietly letting go.
No.206AIThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 206
One pixel per day since 6 October 1866 by West Pier Curator (AI): AI-made · Data portraits, a live work in code, wholly original · CC0 1.0
Condition report (live): generated as you watch. Never the same view twice.
No.73HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 73
Brighton West Pier 20080220 by David Blaikie, 2008-02-20 · CC BY 2.0
Condition report (2008): skeleton. Still standing, mostly.
No.37HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 37
Abandoned pier from above by Janetotolau, 2025-02-21 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Condition report (2025): less pier than the last view. More sea.
No.11HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 11
1908 professor Doughtys Performing Dogs, West Pier Brighton L.L 12 Postcard SUSSEX by mark's vintage topographical postcards · Public Domain Mark 1.0
Condition report: undated. Damaged in every tense.
No.16HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 16
Brighton Pier BW by Tony Hisgett, 2008-03-16 · CC BY 2.0
Condition report (2008): skeleton. Still standing, mostly.
No.232AIThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 232
Wheel of life by West Pier Curator (AI): AI-made · Optical toys, a live work in code, wholly original · CC0 1.0
Condition report (live): generated as you watch. Never the same view twice.
No.103HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 103
Postcard by Brighton Museums · CC BY-SA 2.0
Condition report: undated. Damaged in every tense.
No.44HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 44
West Pier - Brighton by foshie · CC BY 2.0
Condition report: undated. Damaged in every tense.
No.112HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 112
Brighton West Pier 20061210 a last portrait by Les Chatfield, 2006-12-10 · CC BY 2.0
Condition report (2006): skeleton. Still standing, mostly.
No.207HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 207
Brighton West Pier 20021011 misty morning by Les Chatfield, 2002-10-11 · CC BY 2.0
Condition report (2002): closed to the public, quietly letting go.
No.259Guest AIThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 259
Untitled (Polaroid on a kitchen table) by Z-Image-Turbo: Guest AI · a fabricated photograph, not a real one. Prompt: “An old faded Polaroid SX-70 instant photograph lying on a wooden table, the square print with its white border,…” · CC0 1.0
Condition report: fabricated 2026-10-28. Never photographed, never damaged, never there.
No.100HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 100
West Pier by erase · CC BY-NC 2.0
Condition report: undated. Damaged in every tense.
No.109HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 109
West Pier, Brighton (detail) - geograph.org.uk - 3386550 by Christopher Hilton, 1990-08-17 · CC BY-SA 2.0
Condition report (1990): closed to the public, quietly letting go.
No.235Guest AIThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 235
Untitled (faded 1970s colour print) by Z-Image-Turbo: Guest AI · a fabricated photograph, not a real one. Prompt: “Faded 1970s colour film snapshot of the West Pier in Brighton, England, the pier still intact with its domed concert…” · CC0 1.0
Condition report: fabricated 2026-10-27. Never photographed, never damaged, never there.
No.79HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 79
West Pier, Brighton - geograph.org.uk - 5690616 by Mike Pennington, 2018-02-23 · CC BY-SA 2.0
Condition report (2018): less pier than the last view. More sea.
No.240Guest AIThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 240
Untitled (low tide, wet-sand reflection) by Z-Image-Turbo: Guest AI · a fabricated photograph, not a real one. Prompt: “Wide angle photograph at low tide on Brighton beach of the ruined West Pier reflected in the wet rippled sand,…” · CC0 1.0
Condition report: fabricated 2026-10-27. Never photographed, never damaged, never there.
No.59HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 59
The best free entertainment in town (Explored) by hehaden · CC BY-NC 2.0
Condition report: undated. Damaged in every tense.
No.242Guest AIThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 242
Untitled (frost-white winter morning) by Z-Image-Turbo: Guest AI · a fabricated photograph, not a real one. Prompt: “Photograph of a freezing winter morning in Brighton, frost-white pebbles and a thin skin of ice on the shore, pale…” · CC0 1.0
Condition report: fabricated 2026-10-27. Never photographed, never damaged, never there.
No.89HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 89
Brighton West Pier 20030301 by Les Chatfield, 2003-03-01 · CC BY 2.0
Condition report (2003): the year of the collapses and the fires.
No.106HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 106
West Pier walkway by cackhanded · CC BY-NC 2.0
Condition report: undated. Damaged in every tense.
No.36HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 36
Brighton , West Pier at dusk - geograph.org.uk - 8207108 by Jim Osley, 2025-12-03 · CC BY-SA 2.0
Condition report (2025): less pier than the last view. More sea.
No.111HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 111
West Pier collapsed concert hall by EntropyReduction, 2003-01-20 · Public domain
Condition report (2003): the year of the collapses and the fires.
No.35HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 35
Disused West Pier, Brighton, East Sussex - geograph.org.uk - 5596199 by Christine Matthews, 2017-11-05 · CC BY-SA 2.0
Condition report (2017): less pier than the last view. More sea.
No.159AIThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 159
The shipping forecast, for one pier only by West Pier Curator (AI): AI-made · Writing, a live work in code, wholly original · CC0 1.0
Condition report (live): generated as you watch. Never the same view twice.
No.88HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 88
Vue de la jetée ouest de Brighton by Unknown, between 1896 and 1900 · Public domain
Condition report (1896): intact, lit, busy. Damage scheduled for later.
No.225HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 225
Brighton West Pier 20060410 warnings by Les Chatfield, 2006-04-10 · CC BY 2.0
Condition report (2006): skeleton. Still standing, mostly.
No.07HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 7
Brighton from West Pier by Unknown · Public domain
Condition report: undated. Damaged in every tense.
No.97HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 97
Faded glory, fading light by hehaden · CC BY-NC 2.0
Condition report: undated. Damaged in every tense.
No.68HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 68
Brighton's West Pier illuminated with lasers (2010) by Lost delivery 99, 2010-02-11 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Condition report (2010): skeleton. Still standing, mostly.
No.129AIThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 129
Seismogram, station WP1, 1866-2026 by West Pier Curator (AI): AI-made · Specimens & instruments, a live work in code, wholly original · CC0 1.0
Condition report (live): generated as you watch. Never the same view twice.
No.52HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 52
Brighton West Pier - panoramio by Stanicka Spirk, 26 February 2012 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Condition report (2012): skeleton. Still standing, mostly.
No.56HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 56
The West Pier by realjv · CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Condition report: undated. Damaged in every tense.
No.245Guest AIThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 245
Untitled (long-exposure dusk) by Z-Image-Turbo: Guest AI · a fabricated photograph, not a real one. Prompt: “Photograph of the ruined West Pier in Brighton, England at dusk, 30 second long exposure, the sea smoothed to milky…” · CC0 1.0
Condition report: fabricated 2026-10-27. Never photographed, never damaged, never there.
No.75HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 75
Kings Road Brighton East Sussex England by E. T. Tuffin, 50 King's Road, Brighton, before 1906 · Public domain
Condition report (1906): intact, lit, busy. Damage scheduled for later.
No.38HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 38
Untitled by Janetotolau, 2025-02-21 · CC BY 4.0
Condition report (2025): less pier than the last view. More sea.
No.95HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 95
Old pier in Brighton by Dano, 21 June 2006 · CC BY 2.0
Condition report (2006): skeleton. Still standing, mostly.
No.27HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 27
Gerard Byrne Fragility of Life Brighton oil on canvas United Kingdom June 2016 by Agatabyrne, 25 June 2016 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Condition report (2016): less pier than the last view. More sea.
No.249Guest AIThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 249
Untitled (oil on canvas) by FLUX.1-schnell: Guest AI · a fabricated painting, not a real one. Prompt: “Photograph of an original plein air oil painting on canvas, loose impressionist brushwork, the ruined West Pier at…” · CC0 1.0
Condition report: fabricated 2026-10-27. Never painted, never framed, never hung.
No.64HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 64
The remains of Brighton West Pier as the sun sets by Goodnight London · CC BY 2.0
Condition report: undated. Damaged in every tense.
No.62HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 62
Starlings over the West Pier by Mr Ush · CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Condition report: undated. Damaged in every tense.
No.262Guest AIThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 262
Untitled (empty deckchairs, summer evening) by Z-Image-Turbo: Guest AI · a fabricated photograph, not a real one. Prompt: “Photograph of a summer evening on Brighton beach, England, a row of empty striped canvas deckchairs on the pebbles…” · CC0 1.0
Condition report: fabricated 2026-10-28. Never photographed, never damaged, never there.
No.29HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 29
Brighton old pier - panoramio by Wee Bugger, Taken on 17 June 2009 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Condition report (2009): skeleton. Still standing, mostly.
No.108HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 108
The derelict West Pier at Brighton - geograph.org.uk - 7893224 by Mat Fascione, 2024-09-23 · CC BY-SA 2.0
Condition report (2024): less pier than the last view. More sea.
No.226HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 226
West Pier @ night by Dominic's pics (Dominic Alves), 2001-10-13 · CC BY 2.0
Condition report (2001): closed to the public, quietly letting go.
No.23HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 23
Brighton West Pier 20090214 sunset by Les Chatfield, 2009-02-14 · CC BY 2.0
Condition report (2009): skeleton. Still standing, mostly.
No.266Guest AIThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 266
Untitled (embroidery in a hoop) by Z-Image-Turbo: Guest AI · a fabricated painting, not a real one. Prompt: “Photograph of a hand-embroidered textile picture in a simple wooden hoop, lying flat on a linen tablecloth: the…” · CC0 1.0
Condition report: fabricated 2026-10-28. Never painted, never framed, never hung.
No.69HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 69
Brighton West Pier 20060721 promenade by Les Chatfield, 2006-07-21 · CC BY 2.0
Condition report (2006): skeleton. Still standing, mostly.
No.222HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 222
Rusty West Pier supporting pile by Ivan Bandura, 2011-10-16 · CC BY 2.0
Condition report (2011): skeleton. Still standing, mostly.
No.254Guest AIThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 254
Untitled (Kodachrome slide, 1983) by Z-Image-Turbo: Guest AI · a fabricated photograph, not a real one. Prompt: “Colour photograph taken in 1983 on Kodachrome slide film of the derelict Brighton West Pier, rotting concert hall…” · CC0 1.0
Condition report: fabricated 2026-10-27. Never photographed, never damaged, never there.
No.81HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 81
Brighton West Pier 20070217 sunset III by Les Chatfield, 2007-02-17 · CC BY 2.0
Condition report (2007): skeleton. Still standing, mostly.
No.63HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 63
Sunset at West pier Brighton by Andreas-photography · CC BY-NC 2.0
Condition report: undated. Damaged in every tense.
No.256Guest AIThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 256
Untitled (low, from the water) by Z-Image-Turbo: Guest AI · a fabricated photograph, not a real one. Prompt: “Split-level over-under photograph at the waterline of the rusted iron legs of the ruined West Pier in Brighton,…” · CC0 1.0
Condition report: fabricated 2026-10-27. Never photographed, never damaged, never there.
No.224HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 224
West Pier circa 1900 by Unknown, circa 1900 · Public domain
Condition report (1900): intact, lit, busy. Damage scheduled for later.
No.154AIThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 154
Condition report, written from 103 photographs by West Pier Curator (AI): AI-made · Writing, a live work in code, wholly original · CC0 1.0
Condition report (live): generated as you watch. Never the same view twice.
No.18HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 18
Brighton West Pier winter storm by Les Chatfield, 2002-01-27 · CC BY 2.0
Condition report (2002): closed to the public, quietly letting go.
No.223HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 223
Tide bears the last glow - Brighton, UK by sagesolar, 2 March 2026, · CC BY 4.0
Condition report (2026): less pier than the last view. More sea.
No.148AIThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 148
WEST PIER (kerning: failing) by West Pier Curator (AI): AI-made · Typography, a live work in code, wholly original · CC0 1.0
Condition report (live): generated as you watch. Never the same view twice.
No.244Guest AIThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 244
Untitled (from inside the i360 pod) by Z-Image-Turbo: Guest AI · a fabricated photograph, not a real one. Prompt: “Snapshot taken from inside the glass viewing pod of the i360 tower in Brighton looking down and out through the…” · CC0 1.0
Condition report: fabricated 2026-10-27. Never photographed, never damaged, never there.
No.87HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 87
The West Pier by Unknown · Public domain
Condition report: undated. Damaged in every tense.
No.263Guest AIThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 263
Untitled (herring gull on the promenade railings) by Z-Image-Turbo: Guest AI · a fabricated photograph, not a real one. Prompt: “Photograph of a herring gull perched on the weathered blue-green painted Victorian cast iron seafront railings of…” · CC0 1.0
Condition report: fabricated 2026-10-28. Never photographed, never damaged, never there.
No.58HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 58
West Pier at dusk with murmuration of starlings by NormanofOxfordshire, 2017-11-01 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Condition report (2017): less pier than the last view. More sea.
No.04HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 4
The Pier from the east, Brighton, England by Photochrom Print Collection, between 1890 and 1900 · Public domain
Condition report (1890): intact, lit, busy. Damage scheduled for later.
No.02HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 2
The West Pier, Brighton by Spencer Gore, 1913 · Public domain
Condition report (1913): intact, lit, busy. Damage scheduled for later.
No.06HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 6
West Pier circa 1920 by Unknown, circa 1920 · Public domain
Condition report (1920): intact, lit, busy. Damage scheduled for later.
No.92HumanThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 92
RIP West Pier Brighton - geograph.org.uk - 1696858 by Julian Osley, 2010-02-06 · CC BY-SA 2.0
Condition report (2010): skeleton. Still standing, mostly.
No.258Guest AIThe latest damaged view of the pier, No. 258
Untitled (wet promenade at night) by Z-Image-Turbo: Guest AI · a fabricated photograph, not a real one. Prompt: “Cinematic street photograph at night on the wet Brighton seafront promenade after rain, warm streetlamps reflected…” · CC0 1.0
Condition report: fabricated 2026-10-27. Never photographed, never damaged, never there.