New Brighton Lighthouse
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New Brighton Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon located at the mouth of the River Mersey in New Brighton, England, known for guiding ships entering the Port of Liverpool.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Brighton Lighthouse canonical | 4 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic building
ⓘ
lighthouse ⓘ maritime navigation aid ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Perch Rock Lighthouse
ⓘ
Rock Light ⓘ |
| architect |
John Foster Jr.
ⓘ
surface form:
John Foster, Jr.
|
| constructionEndDate | 1830 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1827 ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| focalPlaneHeight | about 29 metres above high water ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
gallery around lantern
ⓘ
stone steps inside tower ⓘ |
| hasMarking | white tower with red lantern ⓘ |
| hasShape | tapered cylindrical tower ⓘ |
| height |
27.4 metres
ⓘ
about 90 feet ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Grade II listed building ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| inception | 1830 ⓘ |
| lanternColor | red ⓘ |
| laterLightSource | electric light ⓘ |
| lightCharacteristic | originally fixed white light with red sector ⓘ |
| lightDeactivated | 1973 ⓘ |
| locatedAtMouthOf | River Mersey ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Merseyside
ⓘ
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council ⓘ
surface form:
Metropolitan Borough of Wirral
New Brighton ⓘ North West England ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Fort Perch Rock ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Perch Rock ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | Mersey Estuary ⓘ |
| managedBy | local preservation groups ⓘ |
| materialUsed | granite ⓘ |
| navigationRole | leading light for ships entering the Port of Liverpool ⓘ |
| nearbyBodyOfWater | Irish Sea ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Liverpool ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes, for occasional tours ⓘ |
| originalLightSource | oil lamp ⓘ |
| owner |
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
ⓘ
surface form:
Wirral Council
|
| purpose |
to guide ships entering the River Mersey
ⓘ
to warn vessels of the nearby sandbanks ⓘ |
| regionServed | approaches to Liverpool Bay ⓘ |
| servesPort | Port of Liverpool ⓘ |
| status |
disused as an official navigational aid
ⓘ
preserved ⓘ |
| towerColor | white ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.