With the containerisation boom the pier became unused , being closed to public access in the early 1990s due to the poor timber condition .
Squatters caused a fire in the late 1990s that destroyed the store structures .
With the containerisation boom the pier became unused , being closed to public access in the early 1990s due to the poor timber condition , and squatters caused a fire in the late 1990s that destroyed the store structures .