Souter Point Lighthouse

United Kingdom / England / Whitburn / A183 Coast Road
 lighthouse, foghorn, National Trust property (UK), radio beacon
First alternating current lighthouse

Owner: The National Trust
Decommissioned: 1988 (Light and Fog Horn); 1999 (Radio Navigation Beacon)

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Souter_Lighthouse
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Coordinates:   54°58'13"N   1°21'51"W

Comments

  • This was the first lighthouse to be powered by electricity, now automatic and maintained by the Nation Trust. I served as a keeper for 3 months back in 1961
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