The 2018 World Monuments Watch calls attention to 25 sites, their challenges, opportunities, and the communities that cherish them. This year’s list includes Blackpool’s piers.
Even though the Blackpool waterfront was recently protected against flooding with the construction of a new, award-winning seawall, the piers remain vulnerable, as they reach hundreds of meters into the sea. Privately owned, they are ineligible to receive public funding for rehabilitation. Through the 2018 World Monuments Watch, World Monuments Fund will work together with the Blackpool Council and the private owners of the piers to expand dialogue, explore new models for the rehabilitation of the piers, and celebrate the heritage of the world’s first working-class seaside resort.