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The West Pier in the snow

This dramatic picture of Brighton's West Pier covered in snow by Toby Smith has just been awarded silver in the 152nd International Print Exhibition Awards hosted by the Royal Photographic Society.
This picture from the Argus' archive shows the West Pier long before it was ravaged by fire
The West Pier in 1991
The sun rises over the pier
The pier looks peaceful as the last of the sun's rays disappear
Prince Charles visits the West Pier in 1999
The pier provided an attractive backdrop for the revellers who slept among the rubbish after Fat Boy Slim's second Beach Party in 2002.
After years of neglect, the pier finally starts to fall into the sea
The centre section fell into the sea during bad weather
The West Pier tilts over at a severe angle in this picture taken in January 2003. It has been disappearing into the sea since the storms at the end of 2002.
This picture, taken just a few weeks before the fire took hold, shows the pier framed by two street lamps in the late afternoon winter sun
The flames tear through the Grade I listed building in 2003
As the fire takes hold of the pier, flocks of birds fled the structure
The framework of the ravaged pier with the sun setting in the background
Another spectacular sunset with the remains of the pier in the foreground
Since the fire, the pier has become famous as a roosting place for flocks of starlings
Brighton amateur photographer Alixzandra Arts took this photograph of the pier in the sunshine six weeks ago
Brighton magazine editor Tony Davenport took this picture of people clambering over the wreck as the sun sets
Another of Brighton magazine editor Tony Davenport's pictures of the pier
The pier provides a stunning backdrop for the sun's reflection across the low-tide sea in Tony Davenport's final picture
This picture owas taken by f starlings over the pier was taken by Will Flewett
This picture was taken by Brighton resident Delia Ives in February 2003.
Marilyn Tringali, who now lives in Phoenix, Arizona, took this picture of the pier when visiting family in May last year. She now keeps it on her desktop to remind her of home.
This picture of the pier at low tide by Ross Milne shows the roof of the fire-ravaged section in close-up.
A more conventional picture of the pier in the snow, from Dave Ireland.
This dramatic picture of Brighton's West Pier covered in snow by Toby Smith has just been awarded silver in the 152nd International Print Exhibition Awards hosted by the Royal Photographic Society. Mr Smith used an unusually long exposure time of four min
This dramatic picture of Brighton's West Pier covered in snow by Toby Smith has just been awarded silver in the 152nd International Print Exhibition Awards hosted by the Royal Photographic Society. Mr Smith used an unusually long exposure time of four min
A large chunk of the pier collapsed on Wednesday, February 5, 2014
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