The Two Piers and some history

Hastings Pier Head and Palace Pier (St Leonards) Head 1933

St Leonards Pier was damaged by enemy action, Hastings Pier survived, although they attempted to bomb it on several occasions.
 
Both St Leonards Pier and Hastings Pier had the Access Section removed during the threat of German invasion. Canadians booby trapped the Piers along the Coast.
 
St Leonards Pier was further damaged by storms and was finally demolished in 1953 by the RE and local TA.
 
On Hastings Pier the 1946 replacement section is temporarily braced until the new Visitor Centre for the Pier is built on 6 new Piles which will be driven through mudstone of the Ashdown Beds under the Pier.

Hastings Pier Head and Palace Pier (St Leonards) Head 1933