Fort Perch Rock

Fort Perch Rock is a former defence installation situated at the mouth of Liverpool Bay in New Brighton. The projected cost of the build was £27,583.0s.8d. Captain Kitson (Royal Engineers) ensured that this budget was not exceeded, finishing the fort for a total cost of £26,965.0s.8d, which sounds great compared to defence budget controls nowadays but in todays costs with inflation etc the building 1829 costs equals £1.95 million OMG

Fort Perch Rock is a coastal defence battery built between 1825 and 1829. It was built to protect the Port of Liverpool and as a fortified lighthouse to replace the old Perch Rock Light. It was originally built on an area known as Black Rock and was cut off at high tide, but now coastal reclamation has made it fully accessible. It is currently open as a museum.
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

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, mounted on platforms. It was nicknamed the 'Little Gibraltar of the Mersey'

The fort features a museum with displays including military aviation, maritime history, and the Fort Perch Rock Marine Radio Museum with exhibits of marine wireless communications devices.