The pier's deck is made of hardwood deck boards nailed to softwood joists which rest on the steelwork lattice trusses. Naturally wood in this environment takes quite a beating and needs looking after in order to last any number of years.

Repairs to decking is a 'forth bridge' job, and during 2006 we have been experimenting with a wood preservative as we go along, which both looks nice and helps to repel water from sinking into the wood.

Money raised from Fishing Permits will go directly towards repairing decking further down the pier for Anglers. Due to the narrow width of the area we keep in basic repair for Anglers, we cannot currently let general visitors along the pier length. We are making more deck area available to visitors for the 2008 season.

These days there is obviously a big environmental concern at using hardwoods. We are investigating alternatives to hardwood decking including various softwoods that have hi-tech pressure treatments.

The ornate cast iron handrails that surround the pier are unique to Victoria Pier. In the centre of each panel the initialled emblem C V P Co. is cast. This stands for Colwyn Victoria Pier Company, the company that originally built Victoria Pier and owned her until the disastrous fire in 1922.

Analysis of paint scrapings and reference to early photographs has led us to believe the original colour scheme was a deep cream highlighted by a burgundy colour. During 2006/7 much of the railing was repainted to this original colour scheme.

It is interesting to note that paint scrapings have also confirmed the original colour scheme of the current Art Deco Pavilion were again deep cream walls with burgundy door and window frames. This is quite an unusual scheme for a deco building and goes against the usual mantra of all Art Deco buildings being "White by law". It seems to confirm the colour scheme of the railings, the pavilion colours being presumably chosen to match.