Lighthouses · North Wales
Leasowe Lighthouse
Leasowe Lighthouse — lighthouse in Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK.
Wikimedia Commons contributors — see linked file page for photographer and licence licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Moreton · 1.1 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Leasowe Lighthouse is a working or historic lighthouse on the United Kingdom coast. Records date its origin to 1763. Constructed primarily of brick. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Managed by Mersey Docks and Harbour Company. Wikidata describes it as: "lighthouse in Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK". Coordinates: 53.4132°, -3.1258°.
Photo gallery
Heritage listing
Leasowe Lighthouse is an historic lighthouse in Moreton on the Wirral Peninsula in Merseyside, England. The lighthouse was built in 1763 by The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company to guide shipping safely to the Port of Liverpool and is the oldest lighthouse built from bricks in the United Kingdom. The lighthouse became obsolete and was closed in 1908. The last lighthouse keeper was a Mrs. Williams, the only known female lighthouse keeper of the period.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: North Wirral Foreshore SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Mersey Narrows & North Wirral Foreshore
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Leasowe Lighthouse is an historic lighthouse in Moreton on the Wirral Peninsula in Merseyside, England. The lighthouse was built in 1763 by The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company to guide shipping safely to the Port of Liverpool and is the oldest lighthouse built from bricks in the United Kingdom. The lighthouse became obsolete and was closed in 1908. The last lighthouse keeper was a Mrs. Williams, the only known female lighthouse keeper of the period.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
An Act of Parliament passed in 1761 allowed the Liverpool Docks Trustees to build four lighthouses. Two were built at Moreton. These were the Upper Mockbeggar Light and Lower Mockbeggar Light. When lined up, these allowed for safe passage through "Rock Channel" to the Port of Liverpool. The former is now known as Leasowe Lighthouse, while the latter was built one quarter of a mile into the sea and was destroyed by a storm in 1769, with its replacement, Bidston Lighthouse, built in 1771 on Bidston Hill.) to facilitate safe access into the Hoyle Lake anchorage. Protected by a wide sandbank known as Hoyle Bank and with a water depth of about 20 feet, it provided a safe anchorage for ships.…
Architecture
The lighthouse is a tapering cylindrical design that is one hundred and one feet tall with cavity walls that are several feet thick and a plain balcony. It has seven floors. The original wooden staircase was replaced in 1898,
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 53.4132, -3.1258
- District
- Wirral
- Parish
- Wirral, unparished area
- Postcode
- CH46 4TA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Wallasey
- Established
- 1763
- Nearest railway station
- Moreton — 1.1 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q26550832 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Leasowe Lighthouse (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Leasowe Lighthouse 2019-1.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Other places nearby
Loading nearby places…
Nearby
📷 5Parks · North Wales
North Wirral Coastal Park
The North Wirral Coastal Park, on the Wirral Peninsula in England, is a coastal park including public open space, common land, natural foreshore and sand-dunes. Created in 1986, it lies between Dove P
📷 3Castles · North Wales
Leasowe Castle
Leasowe Castle — Grade II listed building in Wirral.
Caravan parks · North Wales
Park Lane Caravan Park
Park Lane Caravan Park — a caravan park in wales north.
📷 5Museums · North Wales
Moreton, Merseyside
Moreton, Merseyside — a museum in wales-north, United Kingdom.
Lidos & outdoor pools · North Wales
Leasowe Community & Leisure Centre
Leasowe Community & Leisure Centre — a lido in wales north.
📷 5Towns & cities · North Wales
Meols
Meols — village in England, United Kingdom.
More places run by Mersey Docks and Harbour Company
📷 3Lighthouses · North Wales
Bidston Lighthouse
Bidston Lighthouse — lighthouse in Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK.
📷 3Lighthouses · North Wales
Hoylake Lighthouse
Hoylake Lighthouse — lighthouse in Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK.
📷 3Lighthouses · North Wales
New Brighton Lighthouse
New Brighton Lighthouse — grade II* listed lighthouse in New Brighton, Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK.
Other lighthouses from this era
📷 5Lighthouses · South East England
Belle Tout lighthouse
Belle Tout lighthouse — decommissioned lighthouse at Beachy Head, East Sussex, England, UK.
📷 5Lighthouses · South East England
Margate Lighthouse
Margate Lighthouse — lighthouse in Margate, Kent, England.
📷 5Lighthouses · South East England
Southsea Castle lighthouse
Southsea Castle lighthouse — lighthouse in Southsea, Hampshire, England, UK.
📷 5Lighthouses · South West England
Burnham-on-Sea High Lighthouse
Burnham-on-Sea High Lighthouse — lighthouse in Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge, Sedgemoor, Somerset, England, UK.
More lighthouses in this region
📷 3Lighthouses · North Wales
Amlwch Lighthouse
Amlwch Lighthouse — lighthouse at Amlwch, in Anglesey, Wales.
📷 3Lighthouses · North Wales
Bardsey Lighthouse
Bardsey Lighthouse — lighthouse on Bardsey Island, in Gwynedd, Wales.
📷 3Lighthouses · North Wales
Birkenhead light
Birkenhead light — former lighthouse in Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside, UK.
📷 3Lighthouses · North Wales
Ellesmere Port Lighthouse
Ellesmere Port Lighthouse — lighthouse in Cheshire, England, UK.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Leasowe Lighthouse?
- Leasowe Lighthouse is in North Wales, United Kingdom (postcode CH46 4TA), in the parish of Wirral, unparished area.
- When was Leasowe Lighthouse built?
- Built or established in 1763.
- Who runs Leasowe Lighthouse?
- Leasowe Lighthouse is operated by Mersey Docks and Harbour Company.
- Is Leasowe Lighthouse a listed building?
- Leasowe Lighthouse is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is Leasowe Lighthouse a protected site?
- Yes — Leasowe Lighthouse is part of the North Wirral Foreshore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Mersey Narrows & North Wirral Foreshore Ramsar wetland.
- Is Leasowe Lighthouse free to visit?
- Yes, Leasowe Lighthouse is free to enter.