Entertainment on the Pier

Activity 2 – What did the Pier look like in Victorian Times?

Worthing Pier in the 19th Century was popular with both locals and visitors who enjoyed walking along the narrow Promenade. From 1881 a German band from The Rhine played daily in the Pavilion. Following improvements to the Pier in 1888, a steamer ran a service daily between Worthing to Brighton Piers and from 1896 short films was shown on The Promenade to the many tourists that visited the town during the summer season.

Everyday life on the Pier

Read Factsheet 2 What did Worthing Pier look like in Victorian Times? List in the boxes below the activities that you would have seen happening on The Pier at the end of the 19th Century?

Activity 1: Design your own Worthing Pier postcard. Display on the card some of the activities that would have been taking place on the Pier in 1900?

Activity 2: Look at the mural below of Brighton Pier. Create your own class mural showing displaying scenes of Worthing dating back to 1900.