Trevose Lighthouse is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 May 1988. A C19 Lighthouse. 5 related planning applications.
Trevose Lighthouse
- WRENN ID
- buried-banister-rye
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 May 1988
- Type
- Lighthouse
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
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SW 87 NE 1/275
ST MERRYN TREVOSE HEAD Trevose Lighthouse
II
Lighthouse. 1847. Built by Jacob and Thomas Oliver and Sons of Falmouth.
MATERIALS: White painted masonry.
PLAN: Circular tower with low single storey entrance block flanked by two low single-storey dwelling blocks in overall V-shaped plan.
EXTERIOR: White tower of approximately 87 feet with parapet walkway and lantern surmounted by weather-vane. Single-storey pedimented entrance block with central entrance flanked by two low single-storey dwelling blocks with C20 windows.
INTERIOR: Thick fog prevented full inspection and internal inspection at time of survey. Fog signal not installed until 1882 when it was given its first major overhaul and updating.
SOURCES: Ingrey J, St Merryn: Its Bays and Byways, 1983; Pevsner N and Radcliffe E, The Buildings of England, Cornwall, 2nd edition, 1970; Mudd D, Cornish Sea Lights, 1978.
Listing NGR: SW8507876563
Detailed Attributes
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