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Walney Lighthouse


 

Walney Lighthouse is a functioning lighthouse located on Walney Island in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. The current building dates to the early 19th-century and is Grade II* listed as well as being the southernmost man-made structure in Cumbria.

Completed in 1804, the stone lighthouse and its attached cottages actually predate Barrow and its port. The structure was built to replace a smaller wooden lighthouse that was constructed in 1790 to aid in navigation towards the docks at Glasson close to Lancaster and the River Lune. The original lighthouse was destroyed by fire in 1803 and was swiftly replaced by the lighthouse of today. The lighthouse was designed by engineer E. Dawson and saw little change for over a century when an acetylene gaslight system was installed, this was again changed in 1953 to a 'manned' electric light and rotation system. As of 2003 however the lighthouse has remained unmanned.

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Walney Island Grade II* Listed Historic Buildings and Monuments in Barrow-in-Furness 1804 Lighthouses
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Lighthouse on Walney Island Nature Reserve

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Walney Lighthouse

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Walney Lighthouse, Haws Point

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Private track to Walney lighthouse

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Track to Walney Lighthouse

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Walney Lighthouse

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WALNEY LIGHTHOUSE WITH TWO ATTACHED COTTAGES AND OUTBUILDINGS - List Entry
- "Lighthouse with attached pair of cottages and storeroom. 1790. For the Lancaster Quay Commissioners (Barnes); cottages altered C19. Lighthouse is dressed, painted stone; cottages stuccoed and with slate roofs. U-shaped …

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List number: 1218858
List grade: 2*
County: Cumbria
Grid ref: SD2301962058
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