Mirren Shore and Anderson Street
In November 1849 a request was made for the Perch lighthouse to be removed. Many ships had run aground or wrecked on the Perch. At this time there was three Channel lights in Port Glasgow
The Clyde Navigation Report in 1860 recommended that rather than try to remove the Perch that the beacon be replaced with a cast iron lighthouse on the Quay.
The new quay light was situated 12 foot higher than the Perch and aligned so that both beams of light marked the centre of the newly dredged 25 feet deep upper channel. Both lights were originally white.
The Clyde Navigation Report in 1860 recommended that rather than try to remove the Perch that the beacon be replaced with a cast iron lighthouse on the Quay.
The new quay light was situated 12 foot higher than the Perch and aligned so that both beams of light marked the centre of the newly dredged 25 feet deep upper channel. Both lights were originally white.
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