RAMPSIDE LIGHTHOUSE, RAMPSIDE, BARROW-IN-FURNESS, CUMBRIA, ENGLAND.
RAMPSIDE LIGHTHOUSE WAS BUILT IN 1875, KNOWN LOCALLY AS &quot;THE NEEDLE&quot;, IS A FORMER NAVIGATION BEACON LOCATED IN THE RAMPSIDE AREA OF BARROW-IN-FURNESS, CUMBRIA, ENGLAND. THE UNPAINTED TOWER IS BUILT WITH RED AND LIGHT YELLOW BRICKS, GIVING AT A DISTANCE THE APPEARANCE OF VERTICAL RED AND WHITE STRIPES (ONE WHITE STRIPE ON EACH OF THE FOUR FACES). IT IS THE ONLY SURVIVING EXAMPLE OF 13 SUCH BEACONS BUILT AROUND BARROW DURING THE LATE 19TH CENTURY TO AID VESSELS INTO THE TOWN'S PORT. THE LIGHTHOUSE STANDS 20 METRES (66 FT) TALL AND IS CONSTRUCTED FROM RED AND YELLOW BRICKS. RAMPSIDE LIGHTHOUSE WAS DESIGNATED A GRADE II LISTED BUILDING BY ENGLISH HERITAGE IN 1991.
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