Flamborough Head Lighthouse
 Flamborough Head Lighthouse | |
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| Location | Flamborough Yorkshire England |
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| OS grid | TA2543270648 |
| Coordinates | 54°06′59″N 0°04′57″W / 54.116397°N 0.082553°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1669 (first, Chalk Tower) |
| Designed by | Samuel Wyatt  |
| Construction | brick tower |
| Automated | 1996 |
| Height | 26.5 metres (87 ft) (current)[1] 24 metres (79 ft) (first) |
| Shape | cylindrical tower with double balcony and lantern (current) octagonal prism tower (first) |
| Markings | white tower and lantern (current) white tower (first) |
| Operator | East Riding of Yorkshire Council[4] |
| Heritage | Grade II listed building, Grade II listed building |
| Fog signal | 2 blasts every 90s. |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1806 (current) |
| Focal height | 65 metres (213 ft) [2] |
| Lens | first order Fresnel lens |
| Intensity | 433,000 candela[3] |
| Range | 24 nmi (44 km; 28 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl (4) W 15s. |
Flamborough Head Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located at Flamborough, Yorkshire. England. Flamborough Head Lighthouse acts as a waypoint for passing deep sea vessels and coastal traffic, and marks Flamborough Head for vessels heading towards Scarborough and Bridlington.
History
The first lighthouse on Flamborough Head from 1669 was never lit.[5] The present lighthouse, designed by Samuel Wyatt and costing £8,000 to build, was first lit on 1 December 1806. The current electric fog signal was installed in 1975, replacing older equipment. In the past, warnings in foggy weather were provided by rockets, discharged every 5 minutes and reaching an altitude of 600 feet (180 m). The last lighthouse keepers left on 8 May 1996. Trinity House operate tours of the lighthouse seasonally.[6] This is now a Grade II listed building.[7]
The first lighthouse, built by Sir John Clayton, was completed in 1674 and is the oldest surviving complete lighthouse in England. Built from chalk, it was never lit. This is now a Grade II* listed building.[8]
See also
References
- ^ Flamborough Head Lighthouse Trinity House. Retrieved 24 April 2016
- ^ Flamborough Head Lighthouse Trinity House. Retrieved 24 April 2016
- ^ Flamborough Head Lighthouse Trinity House. Retrieved 24 April 2016
- ^ Flamborough Head The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 24 April 2016
- ^ "Lighthouse reopens to public after maintenance checks". The Yorkshire Post. 28 July 2010. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ "Flamborough Lighthouse". Trinity House. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ Historic England. "The Lighthouse (1083399)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ Historic England. "The Old Lighthouse (1083400)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
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