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Paddle Steamer Lelia, Liverpool Bay

England
List entry 1464554
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1464554
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.79 hectares
Grid reference
SJ0827099882
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Paddle Steamer Lelia is a wreck site located in Liverpool Bay, representing the remains of a steam-powered passenger and cargo vessel. The ship dates to the nineteenth century and exemplifies the technological development of maritime transport during the Industrial Revolution. The wreck survives as a submerged archaeological monument, preserving evidence of Victorian-era shipping practices and engineering. Its designation as a protected monument reflects its significance as a record of commercial maritime history within British waters.

Paddle Steamer Lelia, Liverpool Bay is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1464554. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Paddle Steamer Lelia, Liverpool Bay?

Paddle Steamer Lelia is a wreck site located in Liverpool Bay, representing the remains of a steam-powered passenger and cargo vessel. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1464554.

Who is responsible for protecting Paddle Steamer Lelia, Liverpool Bay?

Paddle Steamer Lelia, Liverpool Bay is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1464554.

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
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Historical Maps
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Literature
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Legal
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Paddle Steamer Lelia, Liverpool Bay

Paddle Steamer Lelia, Liverpool Bay stands on Middle Triassic claystone, bedrock that formed in the Late Triassic. The rock here is major:{claystone}, Minor{siltstone,sandstone,gypsum}.

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