Gravesham Borough Lighthouses Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Gravesham Borough Lighthouses Lighthouse
This skeletal iron tower, built in 1972, stands 16 meters tall with a focal height of 30 meters. It displays an occulting white, red, and green light every 10 seconds, visible for 15.3 nautical miles. The structure is a four-legged circular wrought iron skeletal tower featuring a lantern, gallery, and three landings. It replaced an earlier black iron skeletal tower that marked the station's establishment in 1926. The lighthouse guides vessels along the River Thames within the Port of London, near Grays.
Why it matters: This light is indispensable for the safe navigation of commercial and recreational vessels traversing the busy River Thames, particularly within the Port of London, providing precise guidance through a complex waterway.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Occulting
- Light Color
- White/Red/Green
- Interval
- 10s
- Raw Code
- Oc WGR 10s
- Focal Height
- 30m
- Geographic Range
- 15.3NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1972
Significant events: Station established 1926, current light installed 1972, replaced black iron skeletal tower
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Grays(0.1 km)
- Admiralty No.
- A2119.
- ARLHS No.
- ENG-089
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 16m
- Tower Shape
- skeletal
- Tower Color
- red
- Material
- iron
Structure: four-legged circular wrought iron skeletal tower with lantern, gallery, and three landings
Location
- City
- Gravesham
- Country
- 🇬🇧United Kingdom
- Region
- England
- Sea Region
- River Thames, Gravesham Borough, guiding vessels upstream and downstream in the Port of London
- Latitude
- 51.4489°
- Longitude
- 0.3345°
Nearby Vessels
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