▁with ▁a ▁cant ile ver ▁construction . ▁However ▁the ▁low ▁water ▁jet ty ▁was ▁dam aged ▁in ▁a ▁storm ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁re built ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁and ▁finally ▁dis m ant led ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁meaning ▁that ▁the ▁pier ▁is ▁now ▁ ▁long , ▁Due ▁to ▁architect ural ▁features ▁such ▁as ▁ab ut ments ▁at ▁either ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁pier , ▁the ▁pier ▁res emb les ▁a ▁bridge ▁more ▁than ▁other ▁pleasure ▁pi ers . ▁Fif teen ▁groups ▁of ▁p iles ▁support ▁a ▁continuous ▁lattice ▁gir der , ▁each ▁set ▁compr ising ▁four ▁p iles ▁sc rew ed ▁into ▁the ▁river ▁bed ▁at ▁an ▁angle ▁with ▁an ▁X - brace ▁between ▁each ▁adjacent ▁pair . ▁The ▁fitting ▁of ▁sc rew ▁bl ades ▁to ▁iron ▁p iles , ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁the ▁then ▁accepted ▁wooden ▁p ile , ▁created ▁a ▁deeper ▁and ▁far ▁more ▁res il ient ▁base ▁support . ▁This ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁innov ations ▁brought ▁by ▁Eugen ius ▁Bir ch ▁which ▁have ▁enabled ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁pi ers ▁he ▁designed ▁to ▁surv ive . ▁There ▁were ▁problems ▁with ▁oscill ations ▁in ▁the ▁structure ▁when ▁bands ▁march ed ▁on ▁the ▁pier , ▁both ▁on ▁the ▁opening ▁day ▁and ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁further ▁horizontal ▁cross ▁bra ces ▁were ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁p iles , ▁and ▁a ▁law ▁was ▁passed ▁b anning ▁march ing ▁on ▁the ▁pier . ▁The ▁g oth ic ▁to ll