You might want to look at the history of piers at these seaside towns & how many caught fire etc and not rebuilt. My feelings are that they were a construct for power of a differing generation type, which is now hidden.
There’s a few of those houses around the place. Apparently it’s to do with the housing crisis. I paid £15 for fish and chips. A seagull swooped down and stole my fish before I’d even had a bite. Then it shat on me! Apparently it’s lucky according to a passer-by!
