Fort Perch Rock

Fort Perch Rock
New Brighton, United Kingdom
Fort Perch Rock is located in Merseyside
Fort Perch Rock
Fort Perch Rock
Location of Fort Perch Rock in Merseyside
Coordinates53°26′34″N 3°02′28″W / 53.4427°N 3.0412°W / 53.4427; -3.0412
TypeCoastal Fort
Site information
OwnerMuseum
Controlled byUnited Kingdom
ConditionGood, Grade II listed[1]
Site history
Built1825 (1825)
MaterialsSandstone

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, it is now a tourist attraction and museum. It has been used as a venue for musical concerts and has been listed as a Grade II* Listed Building.[2] The Fort's cafe "The Mess"[3] is open daily from 9am. A World War 2 escape room concept "Escape The Fort" runs within the fort. [4][5]

  1. ^ "Fort Perch Rock" (PDF). victorianforts.co.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 January 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Fort Perch Rock - Wallasey - Merseyside - England". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
  3. ^ "The Mess - Fort Perch Rock - New Brighton". themess.club. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Escape The Fort - Coming Soon". www.escapethefort.co.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Escape The Fort". www.escapethefort.co.uk. Retrieved 13 October 2022.

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