The project to reopen the pier, which is on Historic England's Heritage at Risk Register, is due to be completed by autumn 2027. 

Historic pier awarded £10m in 'lifeline' lottery funding 

Contractors will start by removing any asbestos and repairing the sea wall.

Work begins to restore seaside town's dilapidated pier

Birnbeck Pier, which first opened in 1867, has been left in a state of disrepair for years.

The future of Birnbeck Pier in Weston-super-Mare is set to be decided with an inquiry next month. 

The pier is privately owned and has been in a state of disrepair for years.

Birnbeck Pier is one of only six Grade II* piers surviving in the country - but its been left to crumble for years

 “This is a significant step towards restoring Birnbeck".

North Somerset Council have told CNM Estates to carry out work on Birnbeck Pier.

The Weston-super-Mare RNLI crew has rescued six people off Weston-super-Mare's Birnbeck Island in the last two weeks.

Work to demolish the collapsing Birnbeck Pier in Weston-super-Mare has been halted over concerns surrounding some of the works

Part of Birnbeck Pier in Weston-super-Mare is to be demolished after last year's storms left it badly damaged.