Description

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ST MERRYN
TREVOSE HEAD
Trevose Lighthouse

II

Lighthouse. 1847. Built by Jacob and Thomas Oliver and Sons of Falmouth.

MATERIALS: White painted masonry.

PLAN: Circular tower with low single storey entrance block flanked by two low single-storey dwelling blocks in overall V-shaped plan.

EXTERIOR: White tower of approximately 87 feet with parapet walkway and lantern surmounted by weather-vane. Single-storey pedimented entrance block with central entrance flanked by two low single-storey dwelling blocks with C20 windows.

INTERIOR: Thick fog prevented full inspection and internal inspection at time of survey. Fog signal not installed until 1882 when it was given its first major overhaul and updating.

SOURCES: Ingrey J, St Merryn: Its Bays and Byways, 1983; Pevsner N and Radcliffe E, The Buildings of England, Cornwall, 2nd edition, 1970; Mudd D, Cornish Sea Lights, 1978.

Listing NGR: SW8507876563

External Links

• Trevose Head Lighthouse at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q2686896

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Recommended Books

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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)