Old Chain Pier (as main pleasure pier)
E891909
Old Chain Pier was an early 19th-century seaside pier in Brighton that served as the town’s principal pleasure pier before being superseded by the later, more modern Brighton Palace Pier.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Old Chain Pier (as main pleasure pier) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10903935 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Old Chain Pier (as main pleasure pier) Context triple: [Brighton Palace Pier, replaced, Old Chain Pier (as main pleasure pier)]
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A.
Fleetwood Pier (former)
Fleetwood Pier (former) was a historic seaside pleasure pier in Fleetwood, Lancashire, that once served as a popular recreational attraction before its closure and eventual loss.
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B.
Clarence Pier
Clarence Pier is a popular seaside amusement pier and entertainment complex located on the waterfront in Southsea, Portsmouth, England.
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C.
Skegness Pier
Skegness Pier is a historic seaside pleasure pier and tourist attraction on the Lincolnshire coast of England, featuring amusements, entertainment, and coastal views.
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D.
Mair’s Pier
Mair’s Pier is a historic quay within Lerwick Harbour in Shetland, Scotland, used for berthing vessels and supporting local maritime activity.
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E.
Birnbeck Pier
Birnbeck Pier is a historic Victorian-era pleasure pier in Weston-super-Mare, England, notable for being the only British pier that links the mainland to an island.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Old Chain Pier (as main pleasure pier) Target entity description: Old Chain Pier was an early 19th-century seaside pier in Brighton that served as the town’s principal pleasure pier before being superseded by the later, more modern Brighton Palace Pier.
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A.
Fleetwood Pier (former)
Fleetwood Pier (former) was a historic seaside pleasure pier in Fleetwood, Lancashire, that once served as a popular recreational attraction before its closure and eventual loss.
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B.
Clarence Pier
Clarence Pier is a popular seaside amusement pier and entertainment complex located on the waterfront in Southsea, Portsmouth, England.
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C.
Skegness Pier
Skegness Pier is a historic seaside pleasure pier and tourist attraction on the Lincolnshire coast of England, featuring amusements, entertainment, and coastal views.
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D.
Mair’s Pier
Mair’s Pier is a historic quay within Lerwick Harbour in Shetland, Scotland, used for berthing vessels and supporting local maritime activity.
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E.
Birnbeck Pier
Birnbeck Pier is a historic Victorian-era pleasure pier in Weston-super-Mare, England, notable for being the only British pier that links the mainland to an island.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic structure
ⓘ
pleasure pier ⓘ seaside pier ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Brighton Palace Pier ⓘ |
| category |
Former piers in England
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Piers in Brighton ⓘ |
| city | Brighton ⓘ |
| coastalTown | Brighton ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| era | early 19th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | Brighton Palace Pier ⓘ |
| historicalRole | early focus of Brighton’s seaside tourism ⓘ |
| locatedOn | English Channel coast ⓘ |
| location |
Brighton
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Brighton, England ⓘ |
| notableFor | being Brighton’s main pleasure pier before Brighton Palace Pier ⓘ |
| precededBy | no earlier major pleasure pier in Brighton ⓘ |
| servedAs | principal pleasure pier of Brighton ⓘ |
| structureType |
chain-supported pier
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pier ⓘ |
| supersededBy | Brighton Palace Pier ⓘ |
| usedFor |
promenading
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sea views ⓘ seaside leisure ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Old Chain Pier (as main pleasure pier) Description of subject: Old Chain Pier was an early 19th-century seaside pier in Brighton that served as the town’s principal pleasure pier before being superseded by the later, more modern Brighton Palace Pier.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.