▁it ▁subsequently ▁d eter ior ated ▁throughout ▁the ▁mid - 2 0 th ▁century , ▁remaining ▁in ▁use ▁by ▁ang lers ▁only . ▁The ▁k ios ks ▁at ▁the ▁pier ' s ▁entrance ▁remained ▁in ▁use , ▁but ▁the ▁council ▁decided ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁unw illing ▁to ▁provide ▁the ▁£ 5 0 0 0 ▁( equ ivalent ▁to ▁£ ▁in ▁) ▁then ▁required ▁for ▁the ▁pier ' s ▁rest oration . ▁It ▁was ▁subsequently ▁demol ished ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁at ▁a ▁cost ▁of ▁£ 7 3 2 0 ▁( equ ivalent ▁to ▁£ ▁in ▁) ▁including ▁£ 4 0 0 0 ▁() ▁in ▁compens ation ▁to ▁then ▁owner ▁Harry ▁K ani ya , ▁despite ▁a ▁pet ition ▁opposed ▁to ▁the ▁plan ▁from ▁local ▁residents , ▁which ▁gathered ▁almost ▁ 2 6 0 0 ▁sign atures . ▁ ▁Re const ruction ▁propos als ▁It ▁was ▁reported ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁that ▁local ▁Conserv ative ▁coun c ill ors ▁were ▁investig ating ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁se cur ing ▁a ▁grant ▁to ▁re construct ▁the ▁pier . ▁Coun c ill or ▁Richard ▁Ful ford - B rown ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁if ▁the ▁circumstances ▁regarding ▁the ▁pier ' s ▁demol ition ▁were ▁an ▁issue ▁today , ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁consider ably ▁more ▁difficult ▁to ▁follow ▁through ▁with ▁it ▁and ▁takes ▁the ▁view ▁that ▁a ▁pier ▁visitor ▁att raction ▁offers ▁something ▁interesting ▁for ▁residents ▁and ▁visitors ▁al ike . ▁A ▁similar ▁suggestion ▁had ▁previously ▁been