Lighthouse and Adjoining Keepers House

LIGHTHOUSE AND ADJOINING KEEPERS HOUSE, VALENTIA HOUSE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1259767
Date first listed:
20-Jan-1988
List Entry Name:
Lighthouse and Adjoining Keepers House
Statutory Address:
LIGHTHOUSE AND ADJOINING KEEPERS HOUSE, VALENTIA HOUSE
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1259767
Date first listed:
20-Jan-1988
List Entry Name:
Lighthouse and Adjoining Keepers House
Statutory Address 1:
LIGHTHOUSE AND ADJOINING KEEPERS HOUSE, VALENTIA HOUSE

The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Corrections and minor amendments

The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
LIGHTHOUSE AND ADJOINING KEEPERS HOUSE, VALENTIA HOUSE

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
Wirral (Metropolitan Authority)
Parish:
Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:
SJ 21462 89004

Details

SJ 28 NW HOYLAKE VALENTIA ROAD (north side) Hoylake

4/36 Lighthouse and adjoining - Keepers house

- II

Lighthouse, now disused, and keeper's house. 1865. Brick with stone dressings. Octagonal. Battered base of rock faced stone with entrance to north and windows to east and west; roll-moulded cap. Tower has pilaster strips to angles, the bases of stone; the sides have corbelling to top. Small lights to stair and upper chamber on alternate sides. Stone platform on deep stone brackets has iron rail and top octagonal glazed light chamber, conical roof and weather vane. Interior has cast iron flying spiral stair with mahogany hand rail. Adjoining keeper's house of brick, 2 storeys with central porch and flanking 2-storey canted bay windows; one-storey end blocks. Windows are segmental headed, with casements.

Listing NGR: SJ2146289004

Legacy

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Legacy System number:
443657
Legacy System:
LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.

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