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Bidston Lighthouse
United Kingdom
Bidston Lighthouse was built by Mersey Docks and Harbour Board in 1873, designed by George Fosbury Lyster.
It was built on the site of an earlier lighthouse built in 1771 by the then Liverpool Docks Master William Hutchinson, and like its successor, being 2 miles inland, was noted for being the furthest inland from the body of water on which it shone.
It served as Liverpool's principal lighthouse between 1873 and 1913, then continued as an electrical telegraph until 1914. The telegraph was operated from a dedicated signals room beneath the lamp room.
In 1909 the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board increased the strength of Bidston Lighthouse's light from 4500 to 12000 candle power.
Bidston's light was extinguished at sunrise on 9th October 1913 and its lighting apparatus was moved to the North Wall Lighthouse, also operated by the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board. The Marine Committee of the same body then sold the lens and other lighting apparatus in 1927, however there is no record remaining of to whom and how much was raised.
Biston Lighthouse is now in private ownership and occasionally open to visitors. It is Grade II listed.
| Manufacture Date | 1873 |
|---|---|
| Lighthouse Construction | 1873 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Commissioning Body | Mersey Docks and Harbour Board |
| Lens Order | 1st order |
| Lens Type | Fixed |
| Status | publish |
| Lighthouse Markings | 21 m (69 ft) round cylindrical sandstone tower with lantern and gallery attached to 1-story stone keeper's house |
| Lighthouse Parts | In addition to the first order dioptric lens, there were also vertical condensing prisms manufactured by Chance Brothers. |
| Management Body Ports Authority | Bidston Lighthouse C.I.C |
| Preserver | Dr Stephen Pickles |
| Coastal Erosion Vulnerability | |
| Open Status (Site) | Open |
| Open Status (Tower) | Closed |
| Coordinates | 53.4011124485,-3.0743809136 |
| Data Source | Chance Lighthouses (1856-1917) (61 years), David Encill's list 1856-316 |