Blue Jeans (1977) - Herne Bay Pier in 1976

Short clip featuring a pan of Herne Bay's lost Victorian pier. Sadly it doesn't start from the entrance or show the 1970s 'Cowshed' Pavilion but maybe that's a good thing!

It's from the closing sequence of a terrible French film supposedly released in 1977, titled 'Blue Jeans' and 'Prime Tentazioni' in Italy.

The poorly produced film was shot on celluloid in 1976 with a limited budget, but doesn't appear to have been ever released properly with rips of bad quality Secam VHS tapes in existence.

Note that the pier was closed (considered dangerous) at this time, yet a film crew and children were on it. How does that go un-noticed?

The film makers stayed in my family's former business - the Dolphin Hotel (now the ruined Dolphin Court) and used my aunt, Jane Weldon and her friend Sarah Vaughan as the featured English girls. My grandfather - Dennis Weldon, would of been furious had he known!

Note we are still researching the current copyright holder of this title, as the original holder is no longer registered in business, however this short clip is provided here as low quality new media for educational or historical research and may not be taken for commercial use.
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[tenterden16]

After Southend on Sea pier, wasn't Herne Bay pier the second longest pier in the world ?

[SlapheadMedia]

Supposedly the second longest in the UK, as for the world, I don't know

[tonypendrey]

As a boy in 1963 I was taken on the final voyage of the Medway Queen from Southend to Herne Bay and back.. There is some other footage on youtube of the pier and the Medway Queen. Search for a film called "French Dressing"

[mojocrew1]

yea those where the daze ' off round to Vinces place for a smoke then down to the pier hotel for a skinfull

[JekyllBoote]

I LOATHE the wind farm. The only time I'm happy is on a misty or foggy day when you can't see the pseudo-ecological eyesore.

[jackbenham1]

ohh !! is this a video of the pier in 1 piece? wow nice

[2QBUFF]

This was Hernebay Pier ...Its a shame the two points no longer meet ..Who Knows one day they may be able to repair it ....The Wind Farm looks great though ..Some thing old for something New i guess

[weasels]

Drinking "Old Peculiar" at the Dolphin!

[kentlad83]

its ashame they dont rebuild it to be honest but they rather waste money on crap we dont need im born n bred in herne bay my nan use to live in 17 reculver drive and her back garden use to back of to the beach so u had a veiw of the sea 24/7 it was nice to chill to i do miss my nans house :-(

[gzr0]

wow, its so big.

some serious engineering