MARYPORT LIGHTHOUSE, MARYPORT, CUMBRIA, ENGLAND.
MARYPORT LIGHTHOUSE IS AN ELEGANT  11M (35 FT) OCTAGONAL CYLINDRICAL CAST IRON TOWER WITH LANTERN, MOUNTED ON A 1-STORY OCTAGONAL STONE BASE. BASE UNPAINTED, TOWER PAINTED WHITE, LANTERN BLACK. IN THIS UNUSUAL DESIGN, A SLENDER COLUMN SUPPORTS THE LANTERN AND STANDS ON A BROAD BASE.  THE CAST IRON LIGHTHOUSE IS THOUGHT TO BE THE FIRST OF ITS CONSTRUCTION TYPE BUILT IN ENGLAND AND POSSIBLY ONE OF THE WORLD'S OLDEST CAST IRON LIGHTHOUSES.
THE LIGHTHOUSE IS SITED ON A BEND IN THE DOCK WALL, AT THE START OF THE PIER, AND IS NOW DISUSED. ITS FUNCTION WAS TAKEN OVER BY A CONCRETE TOWER ON THE END OF THE PIER.

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