St. Bissky lighthouse ( eng. St Bees Lighthouse ) - a lighthouse located on Cape St. Bees Head near the village of St. Bees in the county of Cumbria , UK .
St. Bissky lighthouse | |
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English St bees lighthouse | |
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Cape | St Bees Head, Cumbria |
Date of construction | 1718 |
Lighthouse height | 17 m |
Distance | 21 M |
Auto | since 1987 |
Acting | Yes |
The first lighthouse building on this cape appeared in 1718 thanks to Trinity House . It was built by Thomas Lutwige. The tower was 9 meters high and was 5 meters in diameter. To reimburse construction costs, Lutwig took a fee of three and a half pence per ton of cargo carried by ships to nearby ports [1] . The lighthouse was destroyed in 1822.
In his place, Joseph Nelson (Joseph Nelson) built a residential house, which is used today. The tower, located next to the house, is 17 meters high and is located at an average height of 102 meters above sea level. In the interwar period, the lighthouse was used to designate a turn to the Isle of Man [2] . During World War II, the local militia used it to practice defense / attack strategies [3] . By 1987, the lighthouse was fully electrified and automated.
Notes
- Depth In depth look at the lighthouse on the Trinity House website (inaccessible link) . The appeal date is January 7, 2013. Archived March 6, 2008.
- ↑ Details from a St Bees website (not available link) . The appeal date is January 7, 2013. Archived August 1, 2009.
- ↑ Details from the BBC's "People's War" website (not available link) . The date of circulation is January 7, 2013. Archived July 19, 2012.