Flamborough Head Lighthouse
Flamborough Head Lighthouse
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 East Riding of Yorkshire
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| Location | Flamborough Yorkshire England |
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| Year first constructed | 1669 (first, Chalk Tower) |
| Year first lit | 1806 (current) |
| Automated | 1996 |
| Construction | brick tower |
| Tower shape | cylindrical tower with double balcony and lantern (current) octagonal prism tower (first) |
| Markings / pattern | white tower and lantern (current) white tower (first) |
| Height | 26.5 metres (87 ft) (current)[1] 24 metres (79 ft) (first) |
| Focal height | 65 metres (213 ft) [2] |
| Current lens | 1st order catadioptric rotating |
| Intensity | 433,000 candela[3] |
| Range | 24 nmi (44 km; 28 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl (4) W 15s. |
| Fog signal | 2 blasts every 90s. |
| Admiralty number | A2582 |
| NGA number | 1964 |
| ARLHS number | ENG 042 |
| Managing agent | East Riding of Yorkshire Council[4] |
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.
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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
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- ↑ 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
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- Lighthouses completed in 1806
- Towers completed in 1806
- Lighthouses in England
- Lighthouse museums in England
- Museums in the East Riding of Yorkshire
- Buildings and structures in the East Riding of Yorkshire
- Grade II listed buildings in the East Riding of Yorkshire
