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Part of Teignmouth Grand Pier in Devon washed away during Storm Ingrid
Storm Ingrid caused major damage to the 160-year-old Teignmouth Grand Pier, with strong winds and waves breaching the structure and disrupting local transport services.
- On Saturday, January 24, 2026, Teignmouth Grand Pier, Victorian pier built in 1865, lost a large section during Storm Ingrid.
- The Met Office issued and extended yellow weather warnings covering Devon and Cornwall as Storm Ingrid brought heavy rain and gusts around 60mph across the South West.
- Photographs and video evidence reveal that railings were blown over, debris strewn along the seafront, and the Dawlish sea wall was reduced to rubble by nearby train tracks.
- Great Western Railway said inspections are required and services were suspended between Exeter St Davids and Newton Abbot, while the Environment Agency kept dozens of flood warnings and alerts active across the south west.
- The pier’s private ownership complicates repair decisions, and councillors say the pier's family owners limit immediate fixes while a deep area of low pressure next week risks more coastal gales and rain on Tuesday.
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Historic pier collapses as Storm Ingrid batters Britain with 60mph winds
Sections of a historic pier have collapsed and washed away after being battered by Storm Ingrid, which hit Britain with 60mph winds.Parts of Teignmouth Grand Pier drifted away, which the Devon town's mayor, Cate Williams, described as "sad" to see.The mayor said the town had "taken a real battering" overnight from heavy gusts, with "just wild" waves crashing against the pier.A sea wall protecting the railway line at nearby Dawlish has partially …
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Heavy rain and high winds to continue as Storm Ingrid batters parts of the UK
High winds could cause travel disruption and flooding in the week ahead.
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Storm Ingrid horror as iconic pier destroyed and sea wall collapses in 60mph winds - The Mirror
Storm Ingrid battered Devon and Cornwall, washing away part of Teignmouth’s historic pier and collapsing Dawlish’s sea wall beside the railway, as 60mph winds smash the UK
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