Gunfleet Lighthouse
 Distant view taken in 2010 | |
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| Location | Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom |
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| Coordinates | 51°46′45″N 1°21′27″E / 51.7792°N 1.3575°E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1850 |
| Built by | James Walker  |
| Height | 74 feet (23 m) |
| Light | |
| Deactivated | 1921 |
Gunfleet Lighthouse is a screw-pile lighthouse lying in the North Sea, six miles off the coast at Frinton-on-Sea in Essex constructed in 1850 by James Walker of Trinity House. It is 74 feet (23 m) in height and hexagonal in plan; mounted on seven piles forming a steel lattice and originally painted red. The living accommodation comprises a living room, bedroom, kitchen/washroom and storeroom.[1]
It was abandoned in 1921[2] though still in use as an automated weather station by the Port of London Authority,[1] and marks the northern limit of their jurisdiction.[3]
In 1974 an attempt was made to use the lighthouse as a base for a pirate radio station Radio Atlantis but this was thwarted by the authorities.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Gunfleet Lighthouse". Retrieved 2012-12-03.
- ^ a b "Gunfleet Lighthouse". The Offshore Radio Fleet. Retrieved 2012-12-03.
- ^ "Tide Tables and Port Information" (PDF). Port of London Authority. p. 8. Retrieved 7 July 2014.