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Stone Jetty

Total length	250 metres (270 yd)
Opening date	1853
Coordinates	54°04′27″N 2°52′40″W / 54.07425°N 2.87780°W / 54.07425; -2.87780
Stone Jetty Location in Morecambe

The Stone Jetty is a jetty in Morecambe, Lancashire, England. It was built by the North Western Railway in 1853 as a wharf and rail terminal for both passenger and cargo transport. The former station building with adjoining lighthouse stand on the jetty and are Grade II-listed. The jetty was resurfaced and partly rebuilt in the 1990s as part of coastal defence works, which was combined with the installation of public art and sculptures.

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