the 1970s. I turn back and
look along the pier; the
‘building’ I thought I saw
near the North Sea is now
clearly a massive boat.
A council booklet on the
history of the pier makes no
mention of swimming, yet it
has been associated with
races since Victorian times
when the town hosted
summer regattas with rowing
and other events. In 1873 the
press reported that ‘the
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