Beacon Tower at East End of North Pier of West Harbour, Hartlepool
Description: Beacon Tower at East End of North Pier of West Harbour
Grade: II
Date Listed: 8 April 1987
English Heritage Building ID: 433301
OS Grid Reference: NZ5213532916
OS Grid Coordinates: 452135, 532916
Latitude/Longitude: 54.6886, -1.1928
Location: Hartlepool TS24 0SP
Locality: Hartlepool
Local Authority: Hartlepool
County: Durham
Country: England
Postcode: TS24 0SP
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Listing Text
COMMERCIAL STREET
NZ 53 SW(NZ 521 329)
(east side, off)
4/155 Beacon tower at east end
of North Pier of West
Harbour
II
Beacon tower, c.1850 probably by Thames Casebourne (engineer) for Hartlepool
West Harbour and Dock Company. Cast iron column and lantern; sandstone ashlar plinth.
Fluted Doric column with square abacus, supports octagonal pedestal-shaped lantern
with rectangular-shaped opening in each face of die, now mostly block with copper
sheets. Door at base of north-west face of column. 5-stepped octagonal plinth.
Originally used as navigation light at entrance to West Harbour; now disused and
dilapidated.
Listing NGR: NZ5213532916
Source: English Heritage
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