Description

HARTLAND
SS 22 NW

1/134 Hartland Point Lighthouse
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- II

Lighthouse. 1872 - 1874. Engineer was Mr. Douglas (afterwards Sir James Douglas),
surveyor Mr. Beasley and built by Mr. Yerward of Wales. Rendered stone which was
hewn from the blue slatey rock on the site. Circular tower 57' high and 120' above
sea level. Square 2 storey building attached. A substantial part of the associated
building was demolished circa 10 years ago (surveyed in 1988).
Previous to the erection of the lighthouse the site was totally inaccessible and a
new road had to be built, started in 1871 The foundation stone of the tower was-laid
in November 1872 and during construction a sealed bottle containing the names of
those present, some current newspapers and a few coins were built into a cavity.
The light was fixed by Messrs Chance Bros of Birmingham - a revolving dioptric light
giving red and white flashes every 30 seconds visible from a distance of 17 miles.
The opening ceremony took place on July 1st 1874 when Lady Stuckley of Hartland
Abbey lit the lamp.
Source: Hartland Lighthouse - R. Pearse Chope. Hartland Chronicle July 1905

Listing NGR: SS2297627788

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Hartland Point Lighthouse at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q2752855

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Recommended Books

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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)