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27th Jan 2024  12:50  by Mickandkim

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Went to house that looks like a lighthouse first then back tracked to correct one

10th Oct 2023  11:39  by Holmes Chapel u3a walkers

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By Keith for HCU3A. Like this one!

Hoylake Lighthouse

10th Oct 2023  11:39  by Holmes Chapel u3a walkers

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By Keith for HCU3A. Like this one!

29th Jul 2023  13:36  by jonglew

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Grade II listed, along with a very generous Keepers' Cottage, 1865. Viewed from Valentia Road. This must have been the holy grail of keepers' postings, maybe reserved for the head of the establishment... there will surely have been a small room for a man to operate the light - or he could have lived nearby?

The Lighthouse TP9862©jonglew

7th Apr 2023  12:10  by Foxy

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It was a 4am alarm call for the drive to West Kirby with friends so that we could make the walk at Low tide to the islands of Little Eye, Little Hilbre & Hilbre Island. In total, we walked eight miles to bag 5 trigs in the West Kirby area. This was the last. Having visited the islands we made our way to Grange Hill before descending back to the town centre and then on to the former lighthouse, now a dwelling. The very accommodating owner saw us taking an interest and invited us for the guided tour. It appears to still have the original wrought iron stair rails. The owner was very knowledgeable and helped us to identify various landmarks on the panoramic views, including Blackpool Tower on the horizon. To the naked eye it was basically a vertical black line but through his powerful binoculars it was very easy to see and identify. There is a CBM on the junction of Valentia Rd & The King's Gap. The owner really brought this visit to life, hence my high score.

The Lighthouse taken from the back garden©Foxy
Me & the Lighthouse with coast of North Wales on the horizon ©Foxy
View towards Liverpool and beyond. Blackpool Tower is between the two windmills on the right - appears as a black vertical line©Foxy
Staircase ©Foxy
Me picking out landmarks on the coast of North Wales ©Foxy

5th Jun 2022  08:59  by Crewelad1

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30th Oct 2021  16:00  by painterman61

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Super old lighthouse

Lighthouse ©painterman61
Lamp ©painterman61

23rd Oct 2021  12:15  by Wheresthatpenguin

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Grade II listed lighthouse on Valentia Road, built as part of a pair of lighthouses in 1763. This was known as the 'upper lighthouse', and was rebuilt in 1865. There was also a mobile wooden lighthouse known as the 'lower lighthouse', which was moved according to differing tides and shifting sands to remain aligned to the upper lighthouse. The trig lighthouse was closed on the 14th May 1886, and is now a private residence. The lower lighthouse was closed in 1908, and demolished in 1922. The two lighthouses were built to guide ships into the Hoyle Lake anchorage at night. The white lighthouse in some of the photo's on here is NOT the trig lighthouse. That is a fake lighthouse (i.e. a folly) on Stanley Road. There is a cut benchmark close to the trig lighthouse on a wall on the junction between the Kings Gap and Valentia Road.

Lighthouse
CBM (Jct of Kings Gap/Valentia Road)

5th Sep 2021  16:00  by Topofthemoor

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Hoylake Lighthouse. Viewed from Hilbre Island.

Hoylake Lighthouse

28th Apr 2019  11:40  by rupertal

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31st Mar 2019  13:30  by Topofthemoor

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Hoylake Lighthouse

Hoylake Lighthouse

6th Oct 2017  14:45  by dugswell2

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Grand.

13th Aug 2016  11:21  by painterman61

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Lighthouse

11th Apr 2016  10:20  by pkbathrooms

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoylake To facilitate safe access into the Hoylake anchorage, two lighthouses were constructed in 1763. The lower light was a wooden structure that could be moved according to differing tides and shifting sands to remain aligned to the upper light, which was a permanent brick building. Both of these structures were rebuilt a century later. The upper lighthouse, consisting of an octagonal brick tower, last shone on 14 May 1886 and is now part of a private residence in Valentia Road. The lower lighthouse, closer to the shore in Alderley Road, was deactivated in 1908 and demolished in 1922.

11th Apr 2016  10:20  by Dusty

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Lighthouse

1st Mar 2015  15:34  by ProSpec

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17th Feb 2015  15:15  by craftinessa

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17th Feb 2015  15:15  by swampysean

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25th Mar 2013  13:10  by CJO

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House is called the Hoylake Lighthouse.

Hoylake Lighthouse

16th Dec 2012  13:17  by peregrinus

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Lighthouse house

18th Nov 2012  13:28  by Particle

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Parked near Leasowe lighthouse and ran along sea front. Interesting looking house.

29th Aug 2012  11:15  by PeteBoggs

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Best seen from Valentia Road

©PeteBoggs

23rd Aug 2012  14:42  by Keith Stevens

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Called 'The upper lighthouse', consisting of an octagonal brick tower, last shone on 14 May 1886 and is now part of a private residence in Valentia Road. Built 1760, rebuilt 1850. There was a lower lighthouse, near the shore, demolished yonks ago

Hoylake Lighthouse

11th Aug 2012  13:20  by tigger4242

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Lighthouse

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14th Jul 2006  10:46  by g4wsb

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©g4wsb