Fish Quay High Light
The High and Low Lights of North Shields are decommissioned leading lights in North Shields, Tyne and Wear in the United Kingdom. Two pairs of lights survive: the older pair date from 1727 and were operational until 1810; the newer pair then took over, remaining in use until 1999.Photo: Steve F, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Residential building
- Description: architectural structure in North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England, UK
- Also known as: “Fish Quay High Lighthouse”, “Fish Quay New High Light”, and “New High Light”
- Address: North Shields,
NE30 1NF
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fish Quay Old High Light and Fish Quay Low Light.
Fish Quay Old High Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Ken Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The High and Low Lights of North Shields are decommissioned leading lights in North Shields, Tyne and Wear in the United Kingdom. Two pairs of lights survive: the older pair date from 1727 and were operational until 1810; the newer pair then took over, remaining in use until 1999.
Fish Quay Low Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The High and Low Lights of North Shields are decommissioned leading lights in North Shields, Tyne and Wear in the United Kingdom. Two pairs of lights survive: the older pair date from 1727 and were operational until 1810; the newer pair then took over, remaining in use until 1999. Fish Quay Low Light is situated 730 feet east of Fish Quay High Light.
Arbeia
Archaeological site
Photo: Thryduulf, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Arbeia was a large Roman fort in South Shields, Tyne & Wear, England, now ruined and partially reconstructed. It was first excavated in the 1870s. All modern buildings on the site were cleared in the 1970s. Arbeia is situated 2,100 feet southeast of Fish Quay High Light.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Shields and South Shields.
North Shields
Town
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
North Shields is a town in the borough of North Tyneside in Tyne and Wear, England. It is 8 miles north-east of Newcastle upon Tyne and borders nearby Wallsend and Tynemouth.
South Shields
Town
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
South Shields is a coastal port town in South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England; it lies on the south bank of the mouth of the River Tyne. The town was known in Roman times as Arbeia and as Caer Urfa by the Early Middle Ages.
Tynemouth
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tynemouth is a large town in Tyne and Wear in northeast England, nine miles east of Newcastle upon Tyne. It's the largest of a series of towns on the north bank of the Tyne estuary, running into North Shields to the west and Cullercoats to the north, also described on this page.
Fish Quay High Light
- Categories: lighthouse and building
- Location: North Tyneside, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.0087° or 55° 0′ 31″ northLongitude
-1.43786° or 1° 26′ 16″ westOpen location code
9C7W2H56+FVOpenStreetMap ID
way 378056014OpenStreetMap feature
building=residentialWikidata ID
Q26480511
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