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North Pier Lighthouse, Whitehaven Harbour
North Pier Lighthouse
site name:-   Whitehaven Harbour
locality:-   North Pier
locality:-   Outer Harbour
locality:-   Whitehaven
civil parish:-   Whitehaven (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   lighthouse
coordinates:-   NX96881868
1Km square:-   NX9618
10Km square:-   NX91


photograph
CBY89.jpg (taken 31.10.2014)  

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 67 2) 
source data:-   Maps, County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25 inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, from about 1863 to 1948.
"Lookout / Capstan / ..."

evidence:-   old text:- Admiralty 1933
source data:-   image AY01p390, button  goto source
Page 390:-  "..."
"A light is exhibited, at an elevation of 28 feet (8m5), from a white circular tower, 20 feet (6m1) in height, situated on the head of North pier."

MN photo:-  
Innsign, Hensingham.

photograph
CDK66.jpg (taken 23.6.2015)  

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