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Maryport by Emily Ward Art

Maryport  is a quaint harbour town situated in Cumbria. With it's pretty harbour, Roman Museum, aquarium and Maritime museum, to mention just a few of its attractions, Maryport has become a popular tourist town.

Maryport

Maryport was created in the 18th Century by the Senhouse family.  The Senhouses of Netherhall were one of the pre-eminent landed gentry families in the English County of Cumberland.  Here, they developed a small fishing village into a coal port.

Roman Port at Maryport

Maryport was the site of a Roman port. It was built to complement the harbour at Ravenglass just 30 miles to the south

Many of the Roman remains can be seen in the Senhouse Roman Museum, which starte its life as a Royal Naval Reserve Station!

Maryport Lighthouse by Emily Ward Art

Have you ever heard of Maryport Lighthouse? Perhaps you have visited before? It's the oldest cast-iron lighthouse in the entire United Kingdom!

This Grade II Listed Building is absolutely stunning and has a lot of history behind it. In fact, it was first recorded in 1796!

The Scottish Civil Engineer, Robert Stevenson, who was a famous designer and builder of lighthouses, described its design five years later as "an oil lamp with two reflectors". The lighthouse is approximately 36 feet (11 meters) high and consists of an octagonal metal plinth, column, and lantern on top of a rusticated stone base.

The renowned artist L.S. Lowry used Maryport lighthouse in several of his paintings. Even though the lighthouse no longer serves as a navigation light, it still stands proudly adjacent to the Marina.

It was recently restored and repainted in 2017 as a part of a scheme to refurbish seaside towns. This lighthouse is truly a gem and definitely worth seeing in person!