Teignmouth Lighthouse

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Teignmouth Lighthouse
Teignmouth Lighthouse.jpg
View of the lighthouse looking inland
Teignmouth Lighthouse
Location Teignmouth
OS grid SX9403572484
Coordinates 50°32′33″N3°29′49″W / 50.542474°N 3.496847°W / 50.542474; -3.496847
Tower
Constructed1845  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
ConstructionLimestone
Height6 m (20 ft)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
ShapeCylindrical
OperatorTeignmouth Harbour Commission  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Heritage Grade II listed building   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Light
First lit1845
Focal height10 m (33 ft)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Range6 nmi (11 km; 6.9 mi)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Characteristic F R  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Teignmouth lighthouse is a lighthouse situated on the south end of the Den promenade at Teignmouth, Devon, England. It is paired with a red polycarbonate leading light at Powderham Terrace behind the lighthouse. [1] It has been a Grade II listed building since 1949. [2]

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History

Teignmouth Lighthouse from Shaldon Teignmouth Lighthouse from Shaldon.jpg
Teignmouth Lighthouse from Shaldon

The entrance to the River Teign has dangerous currents, rocks and shifting sands, posing a danger to vessels and thus was deemed to require a navigational aid. Under the Harbour Commissioners, planning for the lighthouse commenced in the early 1840s. [3] The limestone lighthouse tower was built in 1844–1845 and came into service in 1845. [1] It was lit by three gas burners, with reflectors, and showed a fixed red light (with a range of 7 nautical miles) to guide ships to the mouth of the harbour. [4]

The lighthouse is currently maintained by the Harbour Master and continues to guide vessels through the channel's sand bars into the harbour.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Lighthouse Compendium". www.mycetes.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  2. Historic England. "LIGHTHOUSE, Teignmouth (1269045)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  3. "Teignmouth - The Lighthouse". www.devonheritage.org. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  4. "Lighthouse management : the report of the Royal Commissioners on Lights, Buoys, and Beacons, 1861, examined and refuted Vol. 2". 1861. p. 366.