world wars. Yet here it still
is, the longest pleasure pier in
the world at 1.33 miles, and
it’s had a tram (and then
railway) running along it
since 1890.
From the window I see
patches of water, clean and
clear, then mudflats, and then
finally the estuary proper. It
looks broody today; a low
purple cloud hangs over the
landscape like a bruise. I get
off the train and walk to the
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