Fort Perch Rock

En un regard

Le château en bref

Set on the rocky outcrop of Perch Rock, at the northern tip of the Wirral peninsula, Fort Perch Rock is an early 19th-century coastal battery designed to lock the entrance to the Mersey estuary and protect the approaches to the port of Liverpool. Cut off by the tide, it is linked to the New Brighton promenade only by a causeway carried on elliptical arches. Its quadrangular plan, battered walls topped by a parapet and round corner towers give it the appearance of a small sea castle, an impression reinforced by the monumental gateway adorned with the royal arms in cast iron. Built to house a garrison of more than a hundred men, it was armed and rearmed according to the threats of the day until the mid-20th century. Decommissioned and then sold to private owners, it now houses collections devoted to military aviation, maritime history and marine radio, as well as exhibitions and private events. Together with the neighbouring Perch Rock lighthouse, it forms one of the most recognisable landmarks of the Wirral coast.