Description

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SJ 29 SE
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MORETON,
LEASOWE COMMON,
Leasowe Lighthouse

(Formerly listed under LEASOWE ROAD (west side), New Brighton, Wallasey)

20.5.52

II

Lighthouse, disused. Datestone reads: "M W G/1763" (William Gregson, Mayor of Liverpool). For Liverpool Docks Committee. Brick (cavity brickwork). Tapering cylinder of 7 storeys. Segmental-headed windows to south-east and south-west, now blocked. Blocked rectangular aperture to north has plain balcony, probably altered. Segmental-headed entrance to south east has datestone above. Used for navigation with another lighthouse, now demolished. Operated until 1908, no machinery remaining. A relatively early example of a lighthouse.

Listing NGR: SJ2526891296

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Leasowe Lighthouse at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q26550832

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Recommended Books

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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)