Museums · North West England
Walney Lighthouse With Two Attached Cottages And Outbuildings
Walney Lighthouse With Two Attached Cottages And Outbuildings — buildings on Walney Island in Cumbria, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Roose · 7.5 km
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Walney Lighthouse With Two Attached Cottages And Outbuildings is a museum in North-West England. Officially recognised as Grade II* listed building. The site is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest, and is a Ramsar wetland of international importance. It sits within the Barrow and Furness parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Roose, about 7.5 km away. Postcode area LA14.
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Heritage listing
Details BARROW IN FURNESS SD26SW SOUTH END, Walney Island 708-1/8/278 Walney Lighthouse with two attached 06/05/76 cottages and outbuildings (Formerly Listed as: WALNEY ISLAND Walney Lighthouse, 2 lighthouse cottages, lighthouse storeroom) II* 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 group with octagonal lighthouse linking pair of 2-storey 2-window cottages and single-storey outbuilding; pebbled courtyard. Lighthouse: tapered and with slit windows; iron balcony around fully-glazed lantern housing, hipped roof with finial. Cottage to left has door in 1-storey link to lighthouse; two C20 six-pane casements to each floor. Cottage to right has gabled porch with door in left return and 6-pane sashes; the upper windows in half-dormers. Coped gables; end and central stacks. Outbuilding: 2 boarded doors and two 12-pane casements, monoclinal roof. Authorised by Act of Parliament in 1789. Built using stone from Overton near Lancaster at a cost of »1,100. The lighthouse is of particular importance within the group. (Barnes F: Barrow and District: Barrow in Furness: 1968-: 91). Listing NGR: SD2301962058 Legacy The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system. Legacy System number: 388601 Legacy System: LBS
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: South Walney and Piel Channel Flats SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Morecambe Bay
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
Place summary
Walney Lighthouse with Two Attached Cottages and Outbuildings is located in Barrow, North-West England. This Grade II* listed building is part of the South Walney and Piel Channel Flats SSSI and is situated within the Morecambe Bay RAMSAR site. The site serves as a museum, highlighting its historical and environmental significance.
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- Coordinates
- 54.0487, -3.1772
- District
- Westmorland and Furness
- Parish
- Barrow
- Postcode
- LA14 3YQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Barrow and Furness
- Nearest railway station
- Roose — 7.5 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q17541348 (CC0)
- commons: Walney Lighthouse Geograph-2305267-by-Les-Hull.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Walney Lighthouse With Two Attached Cottages And Outbuildings?
- Walney Lighthouse With Two Attached Cottages And Outbuildings is in North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode LA14 3YQ), in the parish of Barrow.
- Is Walney Lighthouse With Two Attached Cottages And Outbuildings a listed building?
- Walney Lighthouse With Two Attached Cottages And Outbuildings is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- Is Walney Lighthouse With Two Attached Cottages And Outbuildings a protected site?
- Yes — Walney Lighthouse With Two Attached Cottages And Outbuildings is part of the South Walney and Piel Channel Flats SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Morecambe Bay Ramsar wetland.
- How do I get to Walney Lighthouse With Two Attached Cottages And Outbuildings?
- The nearest railway station is Roose, about 7.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LA14 3YQ.