Fort Perch Rock
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Fort Perch Rock is a 19th-century coastal defence fort and former military installation located at the mouth of the River Mersey in New Brighton, England.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Perch Rock canonical | 4 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal defence fort
ⓘ
former military installation ⓘ historic building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | 19th-century military architecture ⓘ |
| builtFor |
coastal defence
ⓘ
defence of the Port of Liverpool ⓘ |
| category |
Coastal fortifications in England
ⓘ
Forts in Merseyside ⓘ Grade II listed forts ⓘ |
| constructed | 19th century ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1820s ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentUse |
event venue
ⓘ
museum venue ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
British Army regiments
ⓘ
surface form:
British Army units
|
| hasHeritageDesignation | Grade II listed building ⓘ |
| hasPart |
bastions
ⓘ
casemates ⓘ gun emplacements ⓘ parade ground ⓘ |
| hasView |
Irish Sea
ⓘ
surface form:
Irish Sea shipping lanes
Liverpool docks ⓘ
surface form:
Liverpool waterfront
|
| heritageDesignationCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedAtMouthOf | River Mersey ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Wirral
ⓘ
surface form:
Metropolitan Borough of Wirral
|
| locatedInTimeZone |
British Summer Time
ⓘ
UTC±00:00 ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
New Brighton Lighthouse
ⓘ
New Brighton beach ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Irish Sea ⓘ |
| location |
England
ⓘ
Merseyside ⓘ New Brighton ⓘ |
| materialUsed | red sandstone ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Liverpool ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator | British Army ⓘ |
| originalPurpose | artillery fort ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Liverpool Bay
ⓘ
Mersey Estuary ⓘ
surface form:
River Mersey estuary
|
| ownedBy | local authority of Wirral (historically) ⓘ |
| partOf | defences of the Port of Liverpool ⓘ |
| strategicRole | protection of shipping entering the River Mersey ⓘ |
| usedFor |
coastal artillery
ⓘ
maritime defence ⓘ military training ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.