Margate Lighthouse is a lighthouse on the end of Margate harbour arm in Kent.[1]
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| Location | Margate, Kent |
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| Coordinates | 51°23′27″N 1°22′41″E / 51.39080°N 1.37808°E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1828 (first) 1955 (second) |
| Designed by | William Edmunds  |
| Height | 20 m (66 ft) |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 18 m (59 ft) |
| Characteristic | continuous red light |
1828 lighthouse
editThis lighthouse was designed by the architect William Edmunds and was completed in 1829.[2] It was destroyed in the North Sea flood of 1953.[3] The design was a round Doric column similar to the lighthouse at Whitby.[3]
1955 lighthouse
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A replacement lighthouse with an octagonal column was built in 1955.[1][3] This lighthouse features on the series G Bank of England £20 note along with the Turner Contemporary.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Southeastern England". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ Lee, Anthony. "The sad tale of the Margate architect and the Brighton poisoner" (PDF). Margate in Maps and Pictures. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ a b c "Margate Lighthouse". World Wide Lighthouses. Retrieved 16 April 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "New £20 note features Turner Contemporary and Margate lighthouse". KentOnline. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2020.