Whitby East Pier Lighthouse

Whitby East Pier Lighthouse

Location	Whitby North Yorkshire England
OS grid	NZ 89943 11722
Coordinates	54°29′34″N0°36′43″W / 54.492848°N 0.611836°W / 54.492848; -0.611836
Tower
Constructed	1855
Construction	stone (tower)
Height	17 m (56 ft)
Shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings	Unpainted (tower), white (lantern), black (dome)
Operator	Whitby Harbour Board
Heritage	Grade II listed [1]
Fog signal	1 blast every 30s
Light
Deactivated	1914
Whitby East Pier beacon
Constructed	1914
Construction	lumber (tower)
Height	7 m (23 ft)
Shape	cylindrical lantern on a four legs skeletal structure
Markings	Unpainted (tower), red (lantern)
Operator	North Yorkshire Council
Focal height	12 m (39 ft)
Range	5 nmi (9.3 km; 5.8 mi)
Characteristic	Q R

Whitby East Pier Lighthouse is, along with Whitby West Pier Lighthouse, one of two lighthouses protecting the entrance to the harbour of the town of Whitby in the English county of North Yorkshire. As its name suggests, it is located on the East Pier of that harbour. Built in 1855, it is the newer and, at 54 feet (16.5 m) , the shorter of the two. ^{[1] [2]}

In about 1914, the east pier was extended a further 500 feet (150 m) into the sea, and a new beacon was added to the end of this extension. New lights were fitted to both the lighthouse towers and the beacons in 2011. ^{[3] [4]}

References

1. Historic England. "East Pier Lighthouse (1261631)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 21 May 2021.
2. "Whitby – History". 2011. Archived from the original on 30 August 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
3. Rennison, Robert William (1996). Civil engineering heritage, Northern England (2 ed.). London: Telford. p. 139. ISBN   0727725181.
4. "Whitby harbour operations and performance report Oct 2011" . Retrieved 20 January 2015.^{[ permanent dead link ]}