Our first project
Restoring the telegraph station
Our priority is the historic telegraph station, which was used to signal to ship owners in Liverpool that their vessel had rounded Anglesey and was on its way home.
- Where
- Hilbre Island
The building
In 1826 the Trustees of the Liverpool Docks acquired the lease of the islands from Chester Cathedral in order to set up their first semaphore telegraph station, for communicating messages from Holyhead to Liverpool.
The plan
We need to seal and repair the roof and gutters and renovate the original windows. The building can then be cleaned, painted and sealed to enable it to be opened to the public.