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Maryport Lighthouse
Maryport Lighthouse is a small lighthouse located in Maryport, Cumbria, England, formerly run by the UK's General Lighthouse Authority, Trinity House. The original Maryport lighthouse was built in 1796; the current structure dates from c.1846-56. In 1858 James Chance manufactured a small (fourth-order) fixed optic for Maryport. By 1946 the light was powered by acetylene. The painter L. S. Lowry used Maryport and the lighthouse in several of his paintings. Trinity House took charge of it in 1961.
In 1996 a new tower (54.7178°N 3.5107°W) was built from aluminium and the lighthouse was connected to mains electricity. Before this the lighthouse at Maryport had been the UK's oldest iron lighthouse. At 4.7 metres tall and with a light intensity of only 120 candelas, the new tower was one of Trinity House's smaller beacons, but the light can be seen out to sea. In 2010 Trinity House transferred responsibility for the light to the Maryport Harbour Authority.
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THE LIGHTHOUSE - Maryport - List Entry
- "Circa 1846. Probably the oldest cast iron lighthouse in Britain. Disused. About 36 feet high. On tall plinth of russicated stone with a flattened Tudor arched panel in each face …
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Lighthouse to put spotlight on Maryport
- News and Star, 9th May 2016. "MARYPORT'S lighthouse is to be restored thanks to a £50,000 government grant.
The octagonal cylindrical lighthouse built in 1846 stands on the bend of …
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Lighthouse At Harbour Entrance, Maryport - 1920s
- Portrait view of the elegant octagonal cast iron lighthouse on a bend in the dock wall, at the start of the pier. The tower stands on a sandstone base with …
Added by
Pat Thomson
from https://historicengland.org.u…
THE LIGHTHOUSE - Maryport - List Entry
- "Circa 1846. Probably the oldest cast iron lighthouse in Britain. Disused. About 36 feet high. On tall plinth of russicated stone with a flattened Tudor arched panel in each face …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
from http://www.timesandstar.co.uk…
Lighthouse to put spotlight on Maryport
- News and Star, 9th May 2016. "MARYPORT'S lighthouse is to be restored thanks to a £50,000 government grant.
The octagonal cylindrical lighthouse built in 1846 stands on the bend of …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
from https://www.sankeyphotoarchiv…
Lighthouse At Harbour Entrance, Maryport - 1920s
- Portrait view of the elegant octagonal cast iron lighthouse on a bend in the dock wall, at the start of the pier. The tower stands on a sandstone base with …
Added by
Pat Thomson
List grade: 2
County: Cumbria
Wikipedia: Maryport Lighthouse
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