Help save the historic 1833 Pendlebury Lighthouse! St. Andrews Civic Trust is currently seeking donations to aid in the restoration of the oldest surviving mainland wooden Lighthouse in New Brunswick (3rd oldest one in the province). Cheques can be made payable to "St. Andrews Civic Trust Inc." with the Pendlebury Lighthouse Project specified. A tax deductible receipt can be issued if requested.
Please mail donations to:Pendlebury Lighthouse Project 1 Joe's Point Road, St. Andrews NB E3B-1J7. |
Be sure to visit the main New Brunswick Lighthouses page.
Pendlebury LH
 Work is progressing along with the Pendlebury LH Project in St. Andrews. Its sad to report that former Civic Trust member Alanna Baird is no longer involved with the lighthouse restoration project. She has moved on to Ottawa leaving the project in the hands of Barry Murray and other local members.
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Things are progressing along nicely with the 1833 Pendlebury Lighthouse Project in St. Andrews NB. The demolition of the old Lighthouse Restaurant on Patrick street has been completed for the most part and the part of the old Lightkeepers Cottage that was incorporated into the former restaurant at some point in the past has been boarded up. Thanks to Alanna for the updates and photos. Demolition photos below...
Things are progressing along nicely with the 1833 Pendlebury Lighthouse Project in St. Andrews NB. Last weekend a group of volunteers helped prepare for the demolition of the old Lighthouse Restaurant on Patrick street but first they had to board up and save the part of the old Lightkeepers Cottage that was incorporated into the former restaurant at some point in the past. Work accomplished so far includes putting in a plywood wall for the protection from the weather for what was is the front of the cottage (sea side) - and has been framed in to take center door with transom window, and two side windows, as per the old photos. The chimney/fireplace is not original, but will probably stay. The foundation for the central chimney is intact underneath - I was crawling around under on Sat. to support some of the front floor. There are plans for this Friday to cut the floor joists of the restaurant to separate it from the cottage, again a volunteer workforce of Board members and a few others. Demolition should take place tue. or wed. of next week.
The Pendlebury LH project is finally going ahead now, the LH Restaurant property on Patrick Street is going through town council for final approval of the subdivision, and the vacant lot has been sold. This means that St. Andrews Civic Trust will finally take possession of the land the lighthouse sits on, and, the restaurant will be demolished saving the old keepers cottage that is currently within it. At one point in the past the cottage was incorporated another larger building.
Hopefully a volunteer work crew will be there this coming weekend to close in the sea facing wall of the cottage, before demolition of the restaurant. Also some gentle prying apart to separate the buildings. Demolition equipment is due for next Tuesday, the 15th of November. In early February St. Andrews Civic Trust, the preservation group restoring the Pendlebury LH, made a presentation to St. Andrews Town Council on how they can help save an important piece of the town's maritime heritage. In esense they asked the council for their approval of the trust's restoration plan for the 1833 colonial era lighthouse. What the town would do is to fill in the ramp area at the end of Partrick street so a turnaround could be made for cars. As well they would provide nearby parking spaces for visitors to the lighthouse. As the restoration is still in its early stages the trust is looking at all aspects of the restoration before any major work is done. That includes seeing what rezoning or variances need to be changed by the town to accomodate this project. Also the costs involved in constructing the turnaround area and parking area is too be looked at. It was made clear that the trust was not looking for a commitment at this time but for approval in principal from the town council. The approval in principal was felt necessary in order for the trust to proceed with spending money on a surveyed plan. As of the last council meeting the town council has yet to discuss the plan by the trust but it was felt that a majority of councillors and the Deputy Mayor supported the proposal. The plan has now been forwarded by Councillor Kevin Kiley to the committee level for further discussion.
Things are progressing along with the restoration of the Pendlebury Lighthouse lantern room that is currently at the NBCC St. Andrews Welding Dept. Pendlebury LH Progress Report. Some new photos of the lantern room now housed at NBCC St. Andrews. The restoration of the Pendlebury LH Cupola is proceeding along. The restoration of the cupola is proceeding along quite nicely ever since it was removed in August of this year. Cleaning of the wrought iron is the first step and to see if it can be cleaned or more likelt replaced in many places. The welding department at NBCC St. Andrews has volunteered to do the work. Its expected the work will take a minimum of a year, this all depends of monies received by St. Andrews Civic Trust for the restoration of this light. It also depends on how much work(man hours) that will be required to restore this light. Restoration on the base, or tower, of the lighthouse has yet to start. The pier the light previously stood on also needs to be rebuilt before it can be placed back on it. The lighthouse was donated to Civic Trust in early 2002 by the owners of the Lighthouse Restaurant. there are rumours that the restaurant may be sold soon and the property at the end of the wharf could then be developed into a nice lighthouse development showcasing the whole harbour area.
The cupola on the Pendlebury LH has now been removed. The cupola on the Pendlebury LH has now been removed. The St. Andrews Chamber of Commerce has put out a collectible coin this year featuring the Pendlebury LH. It can be picked up for $3 from area merchants.
The lantern room of the St. Andrews or Pendlebury LH will be removed soon in order for it to be restored.
For recent photos of the lantern room of the Pendlebury Lighthouse, Click here. Photos courtesy of Alanna Baird.
Pendlebury History The St. Andrews or Pendlebury Lightstation history page.
Pendlebury Seawall Washed Partly Away In a recent storm part of the seawall next to the Lighthouse Restaurant was washed away. This section of seawall washed out in a Nor'easter in October. Thankfully the Pendlebury lighthouse was moved this summer back off the wharf onto dry land closeby. The lighthouse is still exposed but its somewhat safer in its temporary location next to the restaurant and in back of a more secure section of seawall.
Pendlebury Moving Photos and news on the Moving the St. Andrews Lighthouse on July 13th, 2002 by St. Andrews Civic Trust.
New Pendlebury Photos/Update Some new recent photos of the lantern room at the Pendlebury Lighthouse in St. Andrews. According to Alanna Baird, the cuppola is made of wrought and not cast iron. The eight wrought iron sides of the room appear to far gone to restore and will have to be replaced. The roof appears to be salvageable. The lantern room is scheduled to be removed from the lighthouse sometime soon in order for it to be restored at the St. Andrews Community College over the winter months. Some detailed photos/measurements of the cuppola have to be taken by an architect as well. The rest of the structure will be winterized.
Pendlebury Lighthouse Fundraiser Success The art sale/fundraiser held at the Sunbury Shores Arts and Nature Centre in St. Andrews is proving to be a great success. Money from the sale of donated art work will go towards the restoration of the historic 1833 St. Andrews/Pendlebury Lighthouse that Civic Trust is restoring. The art sale will continue right up till September 25th. The Nature Centre is located at 139 Water street and is open from 9 am to 4:30 pm Monday to Fridays. On the weekend they are open from noon to 4 pm.
Pendlebury Update The move to save the old St. Andrews Lighthouse, aka Pendlebury, is moving steadily ahead. In an interview on CBC Radio today, Alanna Baird of St. Andrews Civic Trust told host Gary Mittelholtz that the first priority with saving the old lighthouse is to move it by crane to a safer location 50 feet away on dry land. This would be a temporary move until the old wharf if was sitting on is repaired. Currently any bad storm could take out the wharf causing the lighthouse to tip over. After the wharf is rebuilt the old lantern room is next on the list of repairs, the light tower itself is in relatively good condition. Go back to the main New Brunswick Lighthouses page. |
