Perimeter Wall to Observatory and Lighthouse, with Entrance to West is a Grade II listed building in the Wirral local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 December 1989. Perimeter wall.
Perimeter Wall to Observatory and Lighthouse, with Entrance to West
- WRENN ID
- hollow-rafter-marsh
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wirral
- Constituency
- Birkenhead MP: Alison McGovern (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 December 1989
- Type
- Perimeter wall
- OS grid reference
- SJ 286 898
- Coordinates
- 53.40087, -3.07457
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The perimeter wall surrounding the lighthouse, lighthouse cottages, and observatory compound in Birkenhead was built in 1866. It is constructed from rusticated ashlar stone and features a smooth stone coping. The west gateway has a deeply chamfered segmental arch with imposts, and the gable is topped with heavy coping, Gothic kneelers, and a finial. This structure is included for its group value with the adjacent buildings.
Local climate
Perimeter Wall to Observatory and Lighthouse, with Entrance to West sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,100 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 87% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 17 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 83% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2015
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