Old quay and old quay lighthouse

Heritage listing

Details This record was the subject of a minor enhancement on 30 March 2016. This record has been generated from an "old county number" (OCN) scheduling record. These are monuments that were not reviewed under the Monuments Protection Programme and are some of our oldest designation records. The monument includes a quay and an associated lighthouse of post-medieval date, situated within the harbour at Whitehaven. The lighthouse is a circular structure standing nearly 12m tall and constructed from stone masonry with a brick-faced oriel window on its north west side. The lighthouse has a doorway on its north east side, a sundial on its south east side and has an internal spiral staircase. An inscription on the sundial records its date of construction as 1730, but some parts of the lighthouse are earlier and the structure itself was brought onto the quay to its current position in 1767. The quay, which was constructed 1687 with later additions, is built mainly from sandstone; it is topped by a cobbled walkway and at low tide stand to a height of about 6m. The quay and the lighthouse are both listed buildings Grade II. Legacy The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system. Legacy System number: CU 492 Legacy System: RSM - OCN

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.