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Fort Perch Rock is a former defence installation situated at the mouth of Liverpool Bay in New Brighton. Built in the 1820s to defend the Port of Liverpool, its function has changed from defensive, to tourist attraction and museum. It has been, and is still used as a venue for musical concerts and has been listed as a Grade II * Listed Building.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Fort Perch Rock - Wallasey - Merseyside - England )〕 ==History== Fort Perch Rock is a coastal defence battery built between 1825 and 1829, with the foundation stone being laid in 1826.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The New Brighton Fort )〕 It was built to protect the Port of Liverpool and proposed as a fortified lighthouse to replace the old Perch Rock Light, however a separate lighthouse was built.〔 The fort was built on an area known as Black Rock, and was cut off at high tide.〔 However, coastal reclamation has made it fully accessible. It is currently open as a museum.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Fort Perch Rock )〕 The Fort covers an area of about ,〔 with enough space for 100 men. It was built with red sandstone from the Runcorn quarries.〔 The height of the walls ranges from to , and the towers are high.〔 The Fort originally had a drawbridge, and a Tuscan portal which bore the coat of arms and the words 'Fort Perch Rock'.〔 At one point it was armed with 18 guns, of which 16 were 32-pounders,〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=A brief history of Fort Perch Rock )〕 mounted on platforms. It was nicknamed the 'Little Gibraltar of the Mersey'.〔 The foundation stone reads:
The projected cost of building was £27,065.0s.8d. Kitson ensured that this budget was not exceeded, finishing the fort for a total cost of £26,965.0s.8d.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fort Perch Rock」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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