▁foreign ▁hol id ays ▁and ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁Se vern ▁Bridge ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁Reg ular ▁fer ries ▁ceased ▁serving ▁Bir n beck ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁and ▁the ▁final ▁exc urs ion ▁was ▁made ▁ 1 9 ▁October ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁The ▁pleasure ▁" ste am ers " ▁PS ▁W aver ley ▁and ▁M V ▁Bal m oral ▁still ▁operate ▁in ▁the ▁Br istol ▁Channel , ▁but ▁any ▁calls ▁at ▁West on ▁are ▁made ▁by ▁a ▁connecting ▁tender ▁from ▁Knight stone ▁Har bour . ▁ ▁Der el iction ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁£ 1 ▁million ▁of ▁damage ▁was ▁caused ▁to ▁the ▁pier ▁by ▁dr ifting ▁equipment ▁during ▁engineering ▁work ▁in ▁Sand ▁Bay , ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁pier . ▁The ▁damage ▁was ▁quickly ▁rep a ired , ▁despite ▁fear s ▁that ▁Bir n beck ▁might ▁become ▁like ▁nearby ▁Cle ved on ▁Pier , ▁which ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁was ▁sever ed ▁by ▁a ▁col lapsed ▁span . ▁The ▁pier ▁was ▁again ▁badly ▁dam aged ▁by ▁storm s ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁and ▁was ▁closed ▁for ▁safety ▁reasons ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁Daily ▁tri ps ▁during ▁the ▁summer ▁months ▁to ▁and ▁from ▁Card iff , ▁Cle ved on , ▁and ▁Pen arth ▁were ▁susp ended ▁in def initely . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁decl ine , ▁English ▁Heritage ▁has ▁placed ▁it ▁on ▁the ▁Heritage ▁at ▁R isk ▁Register . ▁In ▁ 1 9