The east pier at St Ives on which this light stands was extended in 1890 at which time this light replaced an older one that still stands on the original pier.  The original pier was designed by John Smeaton who also designed the Eddystone Lighthouse that now stands on Plymouth Hoe.  The cast iron tower was prefabricated by Stothert and Pitt Ltd of Bath and then re-assembled on site.  Sadly on my one and only visit to Cornwall, I failed (for reasons that I am totally at a loss to explain) to obtain a photograph of the old light.  The pier is open to the public so access is not a problem but, as the pier runs roughly north to south, the light can be a little unfavourable around the middle of the day.  The end of the pier often suffers from a lot of general fishing related clutter.