Swanage Pier 'could crumble into the sea'

Name: Swanage Pier 'could crumble into the sea'
Uploaded: 2012-04-09T14:48:21.000Z
Duration: 1 min 42 s
Description: Parasites are causing the base of Swanage Pier to crumble into the sea, campaigner say.

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The future of a Victorian pier in Dorset is in jeopardy because its base is being damaged by the sea and parasites.

Swanage Pier was named 2012 Pier of the Year by the National Piers Society but there are fears that, without significant investment, it could crumble into the sea.

Dorset

9 April 2012