Scarborough Pier Lighthouse - Scarborough, UK
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member denben
N 54° 16.947 W 000° 23.433
30U E 669869 N 6018089
Scarborough Pier Lighthouse is an active aid to navigation on Vincent Pier in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, owned and operated by Scarborough Borough Council.
Waymark Code: WM18KB9
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/16/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member QuesterMark
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The lighthouse dates from 1806, but it had to be rebuilt following damage sustained in the German bombardment of 1914.

TOWER

Constructed 1806 (first)
Construction brick tower
Height 15 metres (49 ft)
Shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern attached to a 2-storey keeper's house used as clubhouse by the Scarborough Yacht Club since 1952
Markings white tower, lantern and keeper's house
Power source mains electricity
Operator Scarborough Borough Council
Fog signal blast every 60s.

LIGHT

First lit 1931 (current)
Deactivated 1914–1931 (first)
Focal height 17 metres (56 ft)
Range 9 nmi (17 km; 10 mi)
Characteristic Iso W 5s

Source: Wikipedia (visit link)

The second photo in the link below shows the top of the lighthouse.
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