Eastbourne District Lighthouses Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Eastbourne District Lighthouses Lighthouse
This octagonal concrete tower, built in 1971, stands on a large cylindrical column in the English Channel. It is painted white with a single red horizontal band. The structure supported a lantern and included keeper's quarters, with a helipad also incorporated. The lighthouse automated in 1994. Its light was extinguished on March 21, 2022, and the structure was removed in 2023. The tower was saved and donated to the Bexhill Maritime Coastal Environment Centre.
Why it matters: Established to mark the Royal Sovereign Shoal, this station replaced a lightship that began service in 1875. The tower's preservation ensures a piece of maritime engineering history remains accessible.
Tower & Structure
- Tower Shape
- octagonal
- Tower Color
- white with a single red horizontal band
- Material
- concrete
Structure: An octagonal tower with a lantern, mounted at one corner of a rectangular 1-story keeper's quarters, all supported by a huge cylindrical concrete column. The tower is painted white with a single red horizontal band.
Location
- City
- Hastings
- Country
- 🇬🇧United Kingdom
- Region
- England
- Sea Region
- English Channel, about 9 km east southeast of Eastbourne
- Latitude
- 50.8582°
- Longitude
- 0.5898°
Nearby Vessels
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1971
Significant events: lightship station established 1875, automated in 1994, light extinguished on 21 March 2022, removed in 2023, tower saved and donated to the Bexhill Maritime Coastal Enviroment Centre
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Hastings(0.8 km)
- Admiralty No.
- A0843
- NGA No.
- A0843
- ARLHS No.
- ENG-257
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