The Lighthouse is a Grade II listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 November 1977. Lighthouse.
The Lighthouse
- WRENN ID
- other-hinge-onyx
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cumberland
- Constituency
- Penrith and Solway MP: Markus Campbell-Savours (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 November 1977
- Type
- Lighthouse
- Address
- The Lighthouse, the Harbour (South Pier), Maryport
- OS grid reference
- NY 029 368
- Coordinates
- 54.71692, -3.50755
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Lighthouse, located on the South Pier of Maryport Harbour, was built around 1846 and is likely the oldest cast iron lighthouse in Britain. It stands approximately 36 feet high on a tall plinth made of rusticated stone. Each face of the plinth features a flattened Tudor arched panel, with one panel being open, and it is topped by a cornice. Above this, an octagonal column with a stepped splayed base supports an octagonal lantern, which has a flat capping, finial, and vane. The lighthouse is included mainly for its historic interest as a precursor to a specific type of lighthouse.
Local climate
The Lighthouse sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,470 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 26 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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