Hunstanton Pier

A Stroll Along The Pier - Episode 2 - Hunstanton
Each episode looks at the story behind the Pier, its original creation, its history and what role it plays in the 21st century.
Sunny Hunny - and a look back at a pier that is simply no longer there to stroll along.
Made in 2016

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  • @Quartzone6145
    @Quartzone6145 Жыл бұрын

    Great vidoe .love hunstanton

  • @chrisbaileypresents7139

    @chrisbaileypresents7139

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank-you for your compliment, and for taking the time to write a message, always appreciated

  • @caz1385
    @caz13853 ай бұрын

    Great video, I wonder if a new pier will ever be built, imagine that 😊

  • @chrisbaileypresents7139

    @chrisbaileypresents7139

    3 ай бұрын

    Hello Caz Thank-you for your comment and I am glad you like the video story. I am fairly sure that financial restrictions will make the development of a new pier almost impossible, yet I am also sure there's an appetite for it. It would have to be private investment as the local Council won't afford it. Kind regards, Chris

  • @cathydyer3774
    @cathydyer3774 Жыл бұрын

    Great video and history. Thank you.

  • @chrisbaileypresents7139

    @chrisbaileypresents7139

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank-you Cathy, very much appreciate you taking the time to comment. There is indeed some great history behind the Pier story.

  • @Van-Life-The-Great-Outdoors
    @Van-Life-The-Great-Outdoors3 ай бұрын

    Hi, used to live near there, there's a film called Barnacle Bill 1957 starring Alec Guinness, a lot of filming was on the old pier. The film show the lighthouse. made me laugh, the posts in the sea are still there to this day.

  • @chrisbaileypresents7139

    @chrisbaileypresents7139

    3 ай бұрын

    Hello Kate - and thank-you for taking the time to comment. Yes, I would have loved to make mention of the films/TV made in the town but the tight restrictions on just 12 minutes per episode made it very difficult to include everything. Yes, the posts are still there, a small memory of what used to be - but is sadly no more. And I'm fairly sure that whilst there is an appetite for another pier, the financial cost will prohibit such development.

  • @Van-Life-The-Great-Outdoors

    @Van-Life-The-Great-Outdoors

    3 ай бұрын

    @@chrisbaileypresents7139 Hiyas, Its a shame tbh that most if not all the history have been lost. Used to live in wisbech and from Wolferton to Hunstanton railway has been a lifelong interest. the railway from wisbech to Sutton bridge too. Finding old history has always been interesting. As a child the pier stuck out about 100 feet. an old amusement place was there, that burnt down i think in the late 80s. I remember the boating pond with those small power boats but Hunstanton seemed to die and keep dieing. Similar to most of Norfolk's coastal towns which had so much nostalgia, too modern now. Give me the old days over our modern world. Brancaster staithe was so cool in the 80s. so old world. Thornham has been a place i have been going to since 1972. Would be a massive draw for the area to have a new pier built but i would love to see it made in traditional style. PS old hunstanton St Mary's church is a stunning building. Are you related to the Baileys from Four Gotes near Tydd Gote? if so we are related.

  • @andrewparnell6656
    @andrewparnell6656 Жыл бұрын

    No mention of the last Ealing comedy filmed made in Hunstation staring Alec Guinness, Barnacle Bill . All based around the pier !

  • @chrisbaileypresents7139

    @chrisbaileypresents7139

    Жыл бұрын

    hello Andrew - thanks for taking the time to write a message. In essence I had just 12 minutes to create a story, and I would have loved to have included the film reference, and other music/film references too. Infact it DID get mentioned in the interviews...BUT the editor has to stick to TV guidelines and so it was cut in the final edit.

  • @Van-Life-The-Great-Outdoors

    @Van-Life-The-Great-Outdoors

    3 ай бұрын

    @@chrisbaileypresents7139 just commented about it, did see this comment lol. I very much doubt yt would allow cutting from the film.

  • @barryoquigley3033
    @barryoquigley30339 ай бұрын

    Is that at Hunstanton or what