Boulder Bank Lighthouse
 Boulder Bank in 2004 | |
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| Location | Boulder Bank, Nelson City, New Zealand |
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| Coordinates | 41°15′17″S 173°15′55″E / 41.2548°S 173.2652°E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1862  |
| Automated | 1915 |
| Height | 18 m (59 ft) |
| Heritage | Heritage New Zealand Category 1 historic place listing |
| Light | |
| Deactivated | 1982 |
Boulder Bank Lighthouse is a decommissioned 19th century lighthouse[1] located near the Port Nelson end of the Boulder Bank and was New Zealand's second permanent lighthouse.
The octagonal cast-iron tower was manufactured in sections by Stothert & Pitt an engineering firm from Bath, England in 1859 at a cost of £2,824 (equivalent to £357,302 as of 2023).[2] It was then shipped to New Zealand on board the Glenshee, and was erected in 1862.[3]
It is registered with Heritage New Zealand as a category I structure with registration number 41.[3]
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References
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- ^ a b "Boulder Bank Lighthouse". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
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