Herne Bay Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Herne Bay Lighthouse
This octagonal lighthouse was built in 1899 on concrete piles supporting a wooden building, with the tower itself constructed from concrete. Standing 15 meters tall, its focal height reaches 18 meters, and it emits a quick white flash. The structure, painted white and red, is situated offshore of Herne Bay, approximately 8 km north of Canterbury, and once marked the end of the Herne Bay Pier. The pier facilitated passenger ship traffic until 1963, but was largely destroyed by storms in 1978 and 1979, with the remainder demolished in 1980. Recent assessments indicate the lighthouse structure is nearing collapse.
Why it matters: The lighthouse is a tangible link to Herne Bay's maritime history, particularly its former passenger shipping operations via the pier. Its unique octagonal design atop a wood building on concrete piles represents a specific engineering style of its time.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Quick
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 4s
- Raw Code
- Q W
- Focal Height
- 18m
- Geographic Range
- 12.7NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1899
Significant events: Herne Bay Pier served passenger ships until 1963, most of the pier was destroyed by winter storms in 1978 and 1979, rest of pier demolished in 1980, structure nearing collapse in 2025
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Herne Bay(0.5 km)
- Admiralty No.
- A1976
- NGA No.
- 1376
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 15m
- Tower Shape
- octagonal
- Tower Color
- white and red
- Material
- concrete, wood
Structure: octagonal light tower mounted atop an octagonal wood building on a platform supported by concrete piles
Location
- Country
- 🇬🇧United Kingdom
- Region
- England
- Sea Region
- offshore of Herne Bay, 8 km north of Canterbury, marked the Herne Bay Pier
- Latitude
- 51.3819°
- Longitude
- 1.1154°
Nearby Vessels
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