Coquet Lighthouse

Heritage listing

Details HAUXLEY COQUET ISLAND NU 20 SE 8/133 Lighthouse and attached buildings 31.12.69 GV II* Benedictine monastic cell, C14 or C15; early C19 lighthouse-keeper's cottage built into chapel ruins, other parts incorporated in 1841 Trinity House lighthouse complex. Medieval parts squared stone of varying quality; cottage large squared stone; 1841 parts squared stone with raised tooled-and-margined quoins and dressings. Flat roofs not seen, except for cottage roof of slates with C20 waterproof covering. Plan: The cell consisted of an east-west 2-storey domestic range with an attached chapel to the east, with north-west sacristy turret. Tower, perhaps originally detached, to south of west end of domestic range. In 1841 a new dwelling block was built incorporating the undercroft of the domestic range, with a lobby linking it to the tower; the upper part of the tower was rebuilt to carry the lighthouse lantern. South elevation: Tower to left, with chamfered plinth. The lower 3 floors are medieval, with traces of old openings, and C19 windows; recessed top stage with corbelled-out embattled parapet and circular lantern with swept dome and weathervane. Right return shows blocked medieval loops to lower 2 floors; lobby on right has vertical-panelled door with Gothick sidelights, all within segmental-pointed arch, and paired 6-pane casements above. Set back to right of tower is 3-bay domestic range with boarded door under 4-centred arch, buttress-like projection for newel stair, and 2 enlarged basement loops; 1841 upper floor does not extend over full length, and has medieval walling with chamfered 1st-floor window to right. Far right single-storey 5-bay cottage which has central gabled porch with boarded door on each return, and hipped roof with stepped-and-banded ridge stack. C

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.