 In 1864 , a new proposal was made to build a pier across to the island , funded by 2 @,@ 000 shares which raised £ 20 @,@ 000 . Cecil Hugh Smyth Pigott , the four @-@ year @-@ old son of the lord of the manor , laid the foundation stone on 28 October 1864 when a public holiday was declared in the town and a celebratory dinner was held in the Town Hall . 
