▁ ▁The ▁pier ▁is ▁constructed ▁of ▁cast - ir on ▁sc rew ▁p iles , ▁sc rew ed ▁into ▁the ▁sand ▁with ▁a ▁large ▁hex agon ▁on ▁the ▁p ile . ▁They ▁are ▁sc rew ed ▁down ▁to ▁the ▁cl ay ▁level . ▁New ▁steel ▁p iling ▁has ▁been ▁driven ▁ 8 0 ft ▁right ▁to ▁bed rock . ▁The ▁deck ▁is ▁open ▁and ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁wood ▁from ▁the ▁Y ellow ▁Bal ou , ▁a ▁hard ▁wood ▁from ▁Bor neo . ▁ ▁The ▁deck ▁was ▁only ▁recently ▁renew ed . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁a ▁ 6 0 – foot ▁section ▁of ▁deck ▁was ▁removed ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁Germ ans ▁could ▁not ▁bre ach ▁if ▁they ▁inv aded ▁England . ▁ ▁Near ly ▁all ▁the ▁pi ers ▁on ▁the ▁East ▁and ▁South ▁coast s ▁were ▁de alt ▁with ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁way . ▁Comp ens ation ▁was ▁paid ▁out ▁for ▁replacement ▁of ▁that ▁section ▁but ▁many ▁remained ▁in ▁that ▁state ▁for ▁a ▁considerable ▁period . ▁The ▁Grand ▁was ▁not ▁brought ▁to ▁its ▁original ▁width ▁until ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁https :// www . te ign mouth p ier . com ▁https :// www . facebook . com / Te ign mouth - P ier - 2 0 0 9 9 3 4 3 5 2 6 0 3 2 7 3 / ▁https :// www . twitter . com /@ Te ign mouth P ier ▁Engineering ▁Tim elines ▁information