Longships Lighthouse is an active 19th-century lighthouse about 1.25 mi (2.0 km) off the coast of Land's End in Cornwall,England. It is the second lighthouse to be built on Carn Bras,the highest of the Longships islets which rises 39 feet (12 m) above high water level. In 1988 the lighthouse was automated,and the keepers withdrawn. It is now remotely monitored from the Trinity House Operations &Planning Centre in Harwich,Essex.
Souter Lighthouse is a lighthouse located to the North of Whitburn,South Tyneside,England.. Souter Point was the first lighthouse in the world to be actually designed and built specifically to use alternating electric current,the most advanced lighthouse technology of its day. The light was generated by a carbon arc lamp:first lit on 11 January 1871,it was described at the time as 'without doubt one of the most powerful lights in the world'.
Pendeen Lighthouse,also known as Pendeen Watch is an active aid to navigation located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the north of Pendeen in west Cornwall,England. It is located within the Aire Point to Carrick Du SSSI,the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the Penwith Heritage Coast. The South West Coast Path passes to the south.
Trevose Head Lighthouse is a lighthouse on Trevose Head on the north Cornish coast at grid reference SW850766 lying to the WSW of Padstow and was sited here as there was previously no light from Land's End to Lundy and it would be visible from Cape Cornwall to Hartland Point.
St Anthony's Lighthouse is the lighthouse at St Anthony Head,on the eastern side of the entrance to Falmouth harbour,Cornwall,UK. The harbour is also known as Carrick Roads and is one of the largest natural harbours in the world.
The Lizard Lighthouse is a lighthouse at Lizard Point,Cornwall,England,built to guide vessels passing through the English Channel. It was often the welcoming beacon to persons returning to England,where on a clear night,the reflected light could be seen 100 mi (160 km) away.
Round Island Lighthouse,in the Isles of Scilly was designed by William Tregarthen Douglass for Trinity House and completed in 1887. At the time of building it was one of three lights in the Isles of Scilly,the others being the Bishop Rock and St Agnes lighthouse. The light was modernised in 1966,automated in 1987 and the island designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in 1995. It is now managed by the Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust,and except for the maintenance of the Grade II listed lighthouse,landing is not allowed.
Beachy Head Lighthouse is a lighthouse located in the English Channel below the cliffs of Beachy Head in East Sussex. It is 33 m (108 ft) in height and became operational in October 1902. It was the last traditional-style 'rock tower' to be built by Trinity House.
Start Point lighthouse was built in 1836 to protect shipping off Start Point,Devon,England. Open to the public in summer months,it is owned and operated by Trinity House. It has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II listed building.
Bull Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse on Bull Point,about one mile (1.6 km) north of the village of Mortehoe,on the northern coast of Devon,England. The lighthouse provides a visual aid to the villages of Mortehoe,Woolacombe and Ilfracombe,and warns of the inhospitable and rocky coast that lines the area.
Wolf Rock Lighthouse is on the Wolf Rock,a single rock located 18 nautical miles east of St Mary's,Isles of Scilly and 8 nautical miles southwest of Land's End,in Cornwall,England,United Kingdom. The fissures in the rock are said to produce a howling sound in gales,hence the name.
The Needles Lighthouse is an active 19th century lighthouse on the outermost of the chalk rocks at The Needles on the Isle of Wight in the United Kingdom,near sea level. Designed by James Walker,for Trinity House at a cost of £20,000,it was completed in 1859 from granite blocks. It stands 33.25 metres (109.1 ft) high and is a circular tower with straight sides. It replaced an earlier light tower on top of a cliff overhanging Scratchell's Bay,which was first lit on 29 September 1786.
Les Hanois Lighthouse was constructed between 1860 and 1862 to a design by James Walker,and was first lit on 8 December 1862. It is sited on the rock known as Le Biseau,or Le Bisé,part of the reef Les Hanois one mile north west of Pleinmont where the Trinity House cottages were built. It was erected in response to an increasing number of shipwrecks on the treacherous rocks off the western coast of Guernsey.
The Anvil Point Lighthouse is a fully-automated lighthouse located at Durlston Country Park near Swanage in Dorset,England. It is owned by Trinity House and currently operated as two holiday cottages.
Lowestoft Lighthouse is a lighthouse operated by Trinity House located to the north of the centre of Lowestoft in the English county of Suffolk. It stands on the North Sea coast close to Ness Point,the most easterly point in the United Kingdom. It acts as a warning light for shipping passing along the east coast and is the most easterly lighthouse in the UK.
St Catherine's Lighthouse is a lighthouse located at St Catherine's Point at the southern tip of the Isle of Wight. It is one of the oldest lighthouse locations in Great Britain.
Flamborough Head Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located at Flamborough,East Riding of 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.
Dungeness Lighthouse on the Dungeness Headland started operation on 20 November 1961. Its construction was prompted by the building of Dungeness nuclear power station,which obscured the light of its predecessor which,though decommissioned,remains standing. The new lighthouse is constructed of precast concrete rings;its pattern of black and white bands is impregnated into the concrete. It remains in use today,monitored and controlled from the Trinity House Operations and Planning Centre at Harwich,Essex.
Casquets Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located on the rocky Les Casquets,Alderney,Channel Islands.
Lynmouth Foreland Lighthouse is located on Foreland Point;it was originally simply named 'The Foreland Lighthouse'. First lit on 28 September 1900,the lighthouse was built to assist vessels passing through the Bristol Channel,and is a round brick tower painted white. The light is 67 metres (220 ft) above the high tide,and flashes 4 times every 15 seconds;the optic was manufactured by Chance Brothers &Co. and is very similar to that installed in Pendeen Lighthouse the same year. It was rotated by clockwork until 1975. Initially,the light was said to have the power of 56,750 candles;later the intensity of the light was rated at around 190,000 candlepower.
