Sunderland, Old North Pier Lighthouse

HER Number:
4974

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Sunderland, Old North Pier Lighthouse

Place:
Sunderland

Map Sheet:
NZ45NW

Class:
Maritime

Site Type: Broad:
Navigation Aid

Site Type: Specific:
Lighthouse

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
The River Wear Commissioners positioned a splendid lighthouse at To grace the seaward end of the old North Pier. Built of stone and designed by Jonathan Pickernell, it stood in this position from 1802 until the 1840s when it was moved bodily and erected at the end of the newly extended North Pier. This remarkable task was performed under the supervision of the Chief Engineer to the Commission, John Murray.

Easting:
4112

Northing:
5842

Grid Reference:
NZ41125842

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 4974 >> I. Ayris & S.M. Linsley, 1994, A Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Tyne and Wear, p 22