Wirral (halvö)
| Wirral | |
| Halvö | |
 Thurston Beach vid Wirral. | |
| Land |  Storbritannien |
|---|---|
| Riksdel | England |
| Region | Nordvästra England |
| Ceremoniellt grevskap | Merseyside |
| Koordinater | 53°20′00″N 3°05′00″V / 53.33333°N 3.08333°V |
| Geonames | 2633773 |
  Läge i Storbritannien | |
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(c) Sue Adair, CC BY-SA 2.0
Wirral är en halvö i England i Storbritannien.[1]
Fyren Leasowe uppfördes 1763 och är den äldsta fyren som är murad i tegel på de brittiska öarna.
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- ^ Wirral hos Geonames.org (cc-by); post uppdaterad 2012-02-01; databasdump nerladdad 2016-05-06
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United Kingdom relief location map.jpg
Författare/Upphovsman: Alexrk2, Licens: CC BY-SA 3.0
Location map of the United Kingdom
Författare/Upphovsman: Alexrk2, Licens: CC BY-SA 3.0
Location map of the United Kingdom
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Shiny red button/marker widget. Used to mark the location of something such as a tourist attraction.
Shiny red button/marker widget. Used to mark the location of something such as a tourist attraction.
Leasowe Lighthouse (2)-by-Sue-Adair.jpg
(c) Sue Adair, CC BY-SA 2.0
Leasowe Lighthouse stands on Leasowe Common and is a well known landmark on Wirral. It is built of brick, several feet thick and is solid at the base, tapering as it goes up to a height of one hundred and one feet. There are seven floors which can be reached by a cast iron staircase of one hundred and thirty steps. Over the entrance there is a tablet bearing the inscription M.W.G. 1763, this is commemorating the then mayor of Liverpool, William Gregson. Two lighthouses were erected on the coast of Leasowe in 1763 a 'lower light' on the shore and an 'upper light' on the site of the present building. The theory was, that the approaching ships master had only to line up the two lights to achieve a safe entrance to the Rock Channel and the port of Liverpool. The 'lower light' was troubled by erosion and the building collapsed. The present lighthouse at Leasowe was used as the lower light when the previous lower lighthouse collapsed and the upper light was built on Bidston Hill in 1771, three miles away. The light at Leasowe were lit for the last time on July 14th 1908, and the light at Bidston ceased to function in 1913. The lighthouse now houses a Visitor Centre and is the base for the Coastal Rangers.
(c) Sue Adair, CC BY-SA 2.0
Leasowe Lighthouse stands on Leasowe Common and is a well known landmark on Wirral. It is built of brick, several feet thick and is solid at the base, tapering as it goes up to a height of one hundred and one feet. There are seven floors which can be reached by a cast iron staircase of one hundred and thirty steps. Over the entrance there is a tablet bearing the inscription M.W.G. 1763, this is commemorating the then mayor of Liverpool, William Gregson. Two lighthouses were erected on the coast of Leasowe in 1763 a 'lower light' on the shore and an 'upper light' on the site of the present building. The theory was, that the approaching ships master had only to line up the two lights to achieve a safe entrance to the Rock Channel and the port of Liverpool. The 'lower light' was troubled by erosion and the building collapsed. The present lighthouse at Leasowe was used as the lower light when the previous lower lighthouse collapsed and the upper light was built on Bidston Hill in 1771, three miles away. The light at Leasowe were lit for the last time on July 14th 1908, and the light at Bidston ceased to function in 1913. The lighthouse now houses a Visitor Centre and is the base for the Coastal Rangers.
Thurstaston beach - IMG 0859.JPG
Författare/Upphovsman: Rept0n1x, Licens: CC BY-SA 3.0
Thurstaston beach, Wirral, England.
Författare/Upphovsman: Rept0n1x, Licens: CC BY-SA 3.0
Thurstaston beach, Wirral, England.