Whitby East Pier Lighthouse
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| Location | Whitby North Yorkshire England |
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| OS grid | NZ 89943 11722 |
| Coordinates | 54°29′34″N 0°36′43″W / 54.492848°N 0.611836°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1855  |
| Construction | stone (tower) |
| Height | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | Unpainted (tower), white (lantern), black (dome) |
| Operator | Whitby Harbour Board |
| Heritage | Grade II listed[1] |
| Fog signal | 1 blast every 30s |
| Light | |
| Deactivated | 1914 |
| Whitby East Pier beacon | |
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| Constructed | 1914 |
| Construction | lumber (tower) |
| Height | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Shape | cylindrical lantern on a four legs skeletal structure |
| Markings | Unpainted (tower), red (lantern) |
| Operator | North Yorkshire Council |
| Focal height | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Range | 5 nmi (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) |
| Characteristic | Q R |
Whitby East Pier Lighthouse is, along with Whitby West Pier Lighthouse, one of two lighthouses protecting the entrance to the harbour of the town of Whitby in the English county of North Yorkshire. As its name suggests, it is located on the East Pier of that harbour. Built in 1855, it is the newer and, at 54 feet (16.5 m) , the shorter of the two.[1][2]
In about 1914, the east pier was extended a further 500 feet (150 m) into the sea, and a new beacon was added to the end of this extension. New lights were fitted to both the lighthouse towers and the beacons in 2011.[3][4]
References
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- ^ a b Historic England. "East Pier Lighthouse (1261631)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Whitby – History". 2011. Archived from the original on 30 August 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
- ^ Rennison, Robert William (1996). Civil engineering heritage, Northern England (2 ed.). London: Telford. p. 139. ISBN 0727725181.
- ^ "Whitby harbour operations and performance report Oct 2011". Retrieved 20 January 2015.