DESCRIPTION OF THE PIER-HEAD OF THE OLD SOUTHEND PIER,AND OF THE RECENT EXTENSION OF THE STRUCTURE; WITH AN INQUIRY INTO THE NATURE AND RAVAGES OF THE TEREDO NAVALIS, AND THE MEANS HITHERTO ADOPTED FOR PREVENTING ITS ATTACKS. (INCLUDES PLATE AND APPENDIX).

Keywords: UK, PIERS, EXTENSIONS, TEREDO NAVALIS, TEREDO, MARINE, BORERS, METHODS, PREVENTION, ATTACK, DAMAGE, TIMBER, PILES, LIMNORIA, WORMS, IRON, CAST, METALS, WOOD, OAK, PIERHEADS, DESTRUCTION, WROUGHT, BIOLOGY, SOUTHEND