New Brighton, Merseyside - Fort Perch Rock & Lighthouse - art postcard
- Condition : Used
- Dispatch : 2 Days
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- ID# : 93649479
- Quantity : 1 item
- Views : 410
- Location : United Kingdom
- Seller : justthebook (+1600)
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- Start : Sun 24 Feb 2013 06:04:05 (AEST)
- Close : Run Until Sold
- Remain : Run Until Sold
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- Picture / Image: Fort Perch Rock, former gun battery with Lighthouse and Isle of Man Boat, New Brighton, Wirral
- Publisher: John Rees-Jowett (artist) / printed by Inkrider
- Postally used: no
- Stamp: n/a
- Postmark(s): n/a
- Sent to: n/a
- Notes / condition:
Please ask if you need any other information and I will do the best I can to answer.
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Postage & Packing:
UK (incl. IOM, CI & BFPO): 99p
Europe: £1.60
Rest of world (inc. USA etc): £2.75
No additional charges for more than one postcard. You can buy as many postcards from me as you like and you will just pay the fee above once. (If buying postcards with other things such as books, please contact or wait for invoice before paying).
Payment Methods:
UK - PayPal, Cheque (from UK bank) or postal order
Outside UK: PayPal ONLY (unless otherwise stated) please. NO non-UK currency checks or money orders (sorry).
NOTE: All postcards are sent in brand new stiffened envelopes which I have bought for the task. These are specially made to protect postcards and you may be able to re-use them. In addition there are other costs to sending so the above charge is not just for the stamp!
I will give a full refund if you are not fully satisfied with the postcard.
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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not work) :
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Fort Perch Rock is a former defence installation situated at the mouth of Liverpool Bay in New Brighton. Built in the 1820s to defend the Port of Liverpool, its function has changed from defensive, to tourist attraction and museum. It has been, and is still used as a venue for musical concerts and has been listed as a Grade II* Listed Building.
Fort Perch Rock is a coastal defence battery built between 1825 and 1829. It was built to protect the Port of Liverpool and as a fortified lighthouse to replace the old Perch Rock Light. It was originally built on an area known as Black Rock and was cut off at high tide, but now coastal reclamation has made it fully accessible. It is currently open as a museum.
The Fort covers an area of about 4,000 square yards, with enough space for 100 men. It was built with red sandstone from the Runcorn quarries. The height of the walls ranges from 24 feet (7.3 m) to 32 feet (9.8 m), and the towers are 40 feet (12 m) high. The Fort originally had a drawbridge, and a Tuscan portal which bore the coat of arms and the words 'Fort Perch Rock'. At one point it was armed with 18 guns, of which 16 were 32-pounders, mounted on platforms. It was nicknamed the 'Little Gibraltar of the Mersey'.
The foundation stone reads:
This foundation stone of the Rock Perch Battery, projected by and under the direction of John Sikes Kitson, Esquire, Captain in the Royal Engineers, for the defence of the port was laid on 31st March 1826 by Peter Bourne, Esquire, Mayor of Liverpool in the 7th year of the reign of His Majesty George IV. His Grace, the Duke of Wellington , Master General of the Ordnance.
The projected cost of the build was £27,583.0s.8d. Kitson ensured that this budget was not exceeded, finishing the fort for a total cost of £26,965.0s.8d.
Lighthouse
The New Brighton Lighthouse was originally known as Perch Rock Lighthouse and construction began in 1827. Since 1 October 1973 it has not been in use as a lighthouse, having been superseded by modern navigational technology. These days the lighthouse is maintained by the Kingham family.[2][3]
type=printed postcards
theme=topographical: british
sub-theme=england
county/ country=cheshire
number of items=single
period=1945 - present
postage condition=unposted
Listing Information
Listing Type | Gallery Listing |
Listing ID# | 93649479 |
Start Time | Sun 24 Feb 2013 06:04:05 (AEST) |
Close Time | Run Until Sold |
Starting Bid | Fixed Price (no bidding) |
Item Condition | Used |
Bids | 0 |
Views | 410 |
Dispatch Time | 2 Days |
Quantity | 1 |
Location | United Kingdom |
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