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The Grade II*-listed Eastbourne Pier, designed in 1870 by Eugenius Birch. Eugenius Birch (20 June 1818 – 8 January 1884) was a 19th-century English seaside architect, civil engineer and noted builder of promenade-piers.
Eugenius Birch were born in June 1818 at Gloucester Terrace, Shoreditch, to John Birch and wife Susanne (Bennis) and was educated at Brighton and at Euston Square. Fascinated by engineering from a young age, he submitted a design for a passenger railway carriage, adopted by the London and Greenwich Railway Company, while still a youth.
UGENIUS BIRCH was born in London in June, 1818, his father being an architect and surveyor. He was educated at [in] Brighton and at Euston Square. At a very early age he showed considerable mechanical and artistic talent, and was rarely seen [414/415] without a pencil in his hand. He watched with much interest the cutting of the Regent’s ...
Sep 12, 2018 · Engineer Eugenius Birch is most famous for his seaside pier constructions. During his life he was responsible for no fewer than 14 of them including some of the best known such as Brighton West and Blackpool North. Born in Gloucester Terrace, Shoreditch, Eugenius was the son of a corn dealer, John Birch and his wife Susanne.
architect engineer civil engineer. Eugenius Birch was a 19th-century English naval architect, engineer and noted pier builder. Education. As a result, aged 16 he joined Bligh’s engineering works in Limehouse as an apprentice, and then studied at the Mechanics" Institute. Career.
Jul 14, 2018 · Home. Architecture. Palaces on the sea: The story of the father of promenade piers. Country Life July 14, 2018. EHAR3A Brighton Pier, Brighton, Sussex, England. Eugenius Birch, father of the promenade pier, was born 200 years ago. Kathryn Ferry considers the life and remarkable legacy of this outstanding figure.
The genius of Eugenius Birch . Kathryn Ferry investigates the story of one of the great Victorian pier designers, born 1818. The Victorian Society at sixty: where are we now? Our chairman, Prof Hilary Grainger, considers the identity of the Vic Soc after six decades. Building in models . Matthew Wells on understanding Victorian architectural ...
