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The Pier under construction, Madras, India, c1861. A view of the works from the foreshore, looking straight along the pier. 'Screw Pile Pier Works - No admittance except on Business'. Screw piles are a steel screw-in piling and ground anchoring system used for building deep foundations. The pier was designed by Alexander Mitchell. From "Construction Of The Screw-Pile Pier At Madras".