Old Hunstanton Lighthouse
 Old Hunstanton Lighthouse | |
  Norfolk | |
| Location |
St Edmund’s Point Norfolk England |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 52°56′59″N 0°29′38″E / 52.949645°N 0.493760°ECoordinates: 52°56′59″N 0°29′38″E / 52.949645°N 0.493760°E |
| Year first constructed |
1272 (first) 1778 (second) |
| Year first lit | 1840 (current) |
| Deactivated | 1922 |
| Construction | masonry tower |
| Tower shape | cylindrical tower with balcony attached to 2-storey keeper's house |
| Markings / pattern | white tower |
| Height | 19 metres (62 ft) |
| ARLHS number | ENG-056 |
| Managing agent | The Old Lighthouse[1] |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Designated | 20 September 1984 |
| Reference no. | 490402[2] |
Old Hunstanton Lighthouse is located in Old Hunstanton in the English county of Norfolk.[3] The present lighthouse was built in 1840 although there has been a Lighthouse on the site since 1665. This first lighthouse was built of wood with an iron basket of burning coals as a light. Hunstanton lighthouse had the world's first parabolic reflector which was built here in 1776. The present lighthouse ceased operations in 1922, since when it has been a private residence and a Holiday Let.
Gallery
Jul1992.jpg)
Remains of St Edmund's Chapel and Lighthouse.
Close-up view
Plaque outside the lighthouse
Another view
Trinity House coat of arms on the tower
The lighthouse at dusk
See also
References
- ↑ Hunstanton The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 28 April 2016
- ↑ Listed Building schedule
- ↑ Ordnance Survey (2002). OS Explorer Map 250 - Norfolk Coast West. ISBN 0-319-21886-4.
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