List entry Summary
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Name: THE OLD LIGHTHOUSE
List entry Number: 1291413
Location
THE OLD LIGHTHOUSE, NITON DOWN
The building may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
| County |
District |
District Type |
Parish |
| Isle of Wight | Unitary Authority | Niton and Whitwell |
National Park: Not applicable to this List entry.
Grade: II
Date first listed: 18-Jan-1967
Date of most recent amendment: Not applicable to this List entry.
Legacy System Information
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Legacy System: LBS
UID: 392856
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List entry Description
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History
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Details
NITON AND WHITWELL
SZ47NW NITON DOWN
1353-0/5/225 The Old Lighthouse
18/01/67
GV II
Unfinished lighthouse. 1785. Low circular tower of 2 storeys
built of stone rubble faced with ashlar with upright
rectangular window spaces. Trinity House intended it to
replace the old mediaeval pharos about 150 metres to the north
in the adjoining parish of Chale (qv item ) but the building
was abandoned before completion because of the frequent mists
which veiled the hill and another lighthouse was not built
until 1838-40 by the coast after the wreck of the 'Clarendon'
in Chale Bay in 1836, the present St Catherine's Lighthouse.
The old lighthouse is locally known as "the Salt Cellar", the
mediaeval pharos being known as "the Pepper Pot".
Listing NGR: SZ4942677170
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National Grid Reference: SZ 49426 77170
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