Marsden, Mill Lane, Souter Point Lighthouse, wall

HER Number:
8059

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
Marsden, Mill Lane, Souter Point Lighthouse, wall

Place:
Marsden

Map Sheet:
NZ46SW

Class:
Monument

Site Type: Broad:
Barrier

Site Type: Specific:
Wall

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Walls enclosing entrance and buildings. 1871 by Sir James N Douglas for Trinity House, London. Whitewashed stone. A pair of walls encloses the entrance drive to the lighthouse and its buildings, breaking into quadrants before forming a rectangular enclosure around buildings and gardens. Roughly squared coursed rubble with round coping. LISTED GRADE 2

Easting:
4073

Northing:
6414

Grid Reference:
NZ40736414

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special architectural or Historic Interest, 4/57