▁house ▁and ▁pier head ▁buildings ▁were ▁designed ▁by ▁local ▁architect ▁Hans ▁Price . ▁ ▁To ▁allow ▁steam ers ▁to ▁bring ▁day ▁tri ppers ▁to ▁West on - super - M are ▁from ▁ports ▁on ▁both ▁the ▁English ▁and ▁Wel sh ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Br istol ▁Channel , ▁a ▁landing ▁jet ty ▁was ▁extended ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁island . ▁The ▁Se vern ▁Est u ary ▁has ▁the ▁second ▁highest ▁tid al ▁range ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁second ▁only ▁to ▁the ▁Bay ▁of ▁Fund y ▁in ▁Eastern ▁Canada . ▁The ▁est u ary ' s ▁fun nel ▁shape , ▁its ▁tid al ▁range , ▁and ▁the ▁underlying ▁ge ology ▁of ▁rock , ▁gra vel ▁and ▁sand , ▁produce ▁strong ▁tid al ▁streams ▁and ▁high ▁tur bid ity , ▁giving ▁the ▁water ▁a ▁not ably ▁brown ▁colour ation . ▁The ▁tid al ▁range ▁means ▁that ▁the ▁legs ▁of ▁the ▁pier ▁are ▁largely ▁exposed ▁at ▁low ▁t ide ▁and ▁hidden ▁at ▁high ▁t ide . ▁ ▁Operation ▁When ▁the ▁pier ▁opened ▁on ▁ 5 ▁June ▁ 1 8 6 7 , ▁again ▁under ▁Cec il ▁Hugh ▁S my th ▁P ig ott , ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁West on - super - M are ▁were ▁given ▁a ▁hol iday ▁and ▁a ▁ban quet ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁Town ▁Hall . ▁The ▁to ll ▁to ▁walk ▁on ▁the ▁pier ▁was ▁ 1 d ▁( an ▁old ▁pen ny ), ▁but ▁this ▁was ▁quickly ▁raised ▁to ▁ 2 d , ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁maximum ▁fee ▁permitted