Birnbeck Pier 1870 this shows the pier soon after it opened. The Friends of the Old Pier Societ. builder Eugenius Birch opened in 1867, the only British pier that links the mainland with an island. closed to the public since 1994 and is included on the 'At Risk' Register compiled by English Heritage. purchased in 2006 by Manchester-based property development company Urban Splash -successful projects: the revamped Royal William Yard in Plymouth and The Rotunda in Birmingham
