HOYLAKE LIGHTHOUSE

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ALL PHOTOGRAPHS BY BILL NEWMAN ....MØBNN.....MMØBNN/P

HOYLE LAKE, now called HOYLAKE on the Wirral Peninsula N.W. England , in it's position facing the Irish sea it had a deep lagoon or LAKE , ships were able to anchor but not always in safety as it had no protection from the prevailing north westerly winds , it's convenience was that ships could unload some of there cargo ,which would then travel overland across the Wirral Peninsula to Liverpool or the old Roman City of Chester and the ships now lightened would continue there passage on up the River Mersey or the River Dee.

In 1764 2 lighthouses were built at Hoyle Lake One was wooden structure the Lower light 24feet/ 8metres high , which stood at the high water mark, but could be moved to accommodate differing tides and shifting sands and the second one the Upper light was built of brick . In 1865 a new Upper light 55feet/18 metres was built on the same spot as the 1764 lighthouse , It's light was last lit on 14 May 1886, as can be seen in the photograph it is in very fine condition, in a report of 1795, land was bought for use as a garden next to the Upper lighthouse and, in 1837, more land was purchased in order to prevent property development which would conceal the lighthouses from the sea, with the eventual closing of the lighthouse, the property development continued right up this day as can be seen in the photograph. From a 1840 sketch , it was noted the the Perch Rock and the Hoyle lake lighthouses would fly a Blue flag to summon the lifeboat. More photographs and information to come.

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