The Point of Ayr Lighthouse (Sunrise)
The Point of Ayr Lighthouse, also known as the Talacre
Lighthouse, is a grade II listed building situated on the north coast of
Wales, on the Point of Ayr, near the village of Talacre. It was built
in 1776 by a Trust of the Major, Recorder and Aldermen of Chester to
warn ships entering between the Dee and the Mersey Estuary. It was
eventually fell into disuse and was decommissioned in 1884. It is now a
privately owned residential property. Not only is it a listed building
it literally lists to one side.
Courtesy of Wikipedia.
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