Whitby West Pier Lighthouse

Whitby West Pier Lighthouse

Location	Whitby North Yorkshire England
OS grid	NZ 89943 11722
Coordinates	54°29′34″N0°36′46″W / 54.49287°N 0.612916°W / 54.49287; -0.612916
Tower
Constructed	1831
Construction	stone (tower)
Height	25 m (82 ft)
Shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern [1]
Markings	Black (dome), white (lantern), unpainted (tower)
Operator	Whitby Harbour Board
Heritage	Grade II listed [2]
Fog signal	1 blast every 30s
Light
Characteristic	occasionally F G
Whitby West Pier beacon
Constructed	1914
Construction	lumber
Height	7 m (23 ft)
Shape	cylindrical lantern on a four legs skeletal structure
Markings	Unpainted (tower), green (lantern)
Operator	North Yorkshire Council
Focal height	12 m (39 ft)
Range	5 nmi (9.3 km; 5.8 mi)
Characteristic	Q G

Whitby West Pier Lighthouse is, along with Whitby East 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 West Pier of that harbour. Built in 1831, it is the older and, at 84 feet (25.5 m), the taller of the two. ^{[2] [3]}

The West Pier Lighthouse was visited by Princess Victoria in 1834, shortly after it was opened. ^[2]

In about 1914, the west pier was extended a further 500 feet (150 m) into the sea, and a new beacon was added to the end of this extension. The west pier extension also accommodates a foghorn that sounds a blast every 30 seconds during fog. New lights were fitted to both the lighthouse towers and the beacons in 2011. ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Northeastern England". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved 7 May 2016.
2. Historic England. "West Pier Lighthouse (1253731)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 21 May 2021.
3. "Whitby – History". 2011. Archived from the original on 30 August 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
4. Rennison, Robert William (1996). Civil engineering heritage, Northern England (2 ed.). London: Telford. p. 139. ISBN   0727725181.
5. "Whitby harbour operations and performance report Oct 2011" . Retrieved 20 January 2015.^{[ permanent dead link ]}