Tyne and Wear HER(4974): Sunderland, Old North Pier Lighthouse - Details
4974
Sunderland
Sunderland, Old North Pier Lighthouse
Sunderland
NZ45NW
Maritime
Navigation Aid
Lighthouse
Early Modern
C19
Structure
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.
4112
5842
NZ41125842
<< HER 4974 >> I. Ayris & S.M. Linsley, 1994, A Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Tyne and Wear, p 22