Telegraph Station is a Grade II listed building in the Wirral local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 January 1988. Telegraph station. 1 related planning application.
Telegraph Station
- WRENN ID
- odd-tin-rye
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wirral
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 January 1988
- Type
- Telegraph station
- Address
- Telegraph Station, Hilbre Island
- OS grid reference
- SJ 184 880
- Coordinates
- 53.38279, -3.22793
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Telegraph Station, built in 1841 for the Liverpool Dock Trustees, is a Grade II listed building located on Hilbre Island in Hoylake. It is constructed of painted stone and features a slate roof. The building is a single storey with a distinctive bowed north end, which includes small-paned glazing and four brass gimbals for telescopes. The east facade has a timber platform and an elliptical-headed entrance, while the south end is hipped. This station was part of a relay of seven stations that transmitted information about merchant ships sailing to Liverpool.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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