Portishead Point Lighthouse
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| Location | Portishead Somerset England |
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| Constructed | 1931 |
| Foundation | concrete base |
| Construction | metal skeletal tower |
| Height | 9 metres (30 ft) |
| Shape | square pyramidal tower enclosed with balcony and light |
| Markings | black tower, white basement |
| Operator | Bristol Port Company[2] |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 9 metres (30 ft) |
| Lens | 4th-order dioptric[1] |
| Range | 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi) |
| Characteristic | Q (3) W 10s. |
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Portishead Point Lighthouse, more commonly known as Battery Point Lighthouse, was built in Portishead, Somerset, England, in 1931.
History
[edit | edit source]The 9-metre-high (30 ft) lighthouse was built as an unwatched automatic light by the Chance Brothers of Smethwick at Battery Point in 1931.[3] It consists of a black metal pyramid on a concrete base.[4]
Initially, it had been intended to provide Portishead Point with a diaphone fog signal. However, in response to local unrest at the prospect, the decision was taken to commission a fog bell instead.[1] Gillett & Johnston of Croydon cast the two-tonne bell was cast by in 1938[5] and installed it the following year.[1] Due to structural concerns, the bell was removed in 1998; later, following public campaigning for restoration, the bell was acquired by Portishead Town Council and returned to the town in 2012.[6] It is installed on Wyndham Way, close to the High Street.[7]
The lighthouse is maintained by the Bristol Port Company.[8] The light was refurbished in 2012.[9]
Gallery
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Close-up of the lighthouse.
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Irene sailing past Portishead Point.
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The bell, displayed on Wyndham Way.
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The lighthouse
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See also
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References
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External links
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- Portishead Point Lighthouse in Lighthouse Digest's Lighthouse Explorer Database
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