Mumbles Lighthouse
| Mumbles Lighthouse | |
 The Lighthouse at Mumbles Head | |
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| Location | |
| Location: | 51°34’1"N, 3°58’16"W |
| Characteristics | |
| Height: | 56 feet |
| Tower shape: | two-stage octagonal tower with double balcony and lantern |
| Tower marking: | white tower and lantern |
| Light: | Fl (4) W 20s. |
| Intensity: | 13,700 candela |
| Focal height: | 115 feet |
| Range: | 15 nautical miles |
| History | |
| Built 1794 | |
| Information | |
| Owned by: | Trinity House |
Mumbles Lighthouse, completed in 1794, is a lighthouse at the Mumbles on the cliff-girt coast of Glamorgan. The structure, which sits on the outer of two islands off Mumbles Head, is clearly visible from any point along the five mile sweep of Swansea Bay. Along with the nearby lifeboat station, it is the most photographed landmark in the village.
The tower has two tiers and initially two open coal fire lights were displayed. These open coal fire lights were difficult to maintain and were soon replaced by a single oil-powered light within a cast-iron lantern.[1]
In 1860, the oil-powered light was upgraded to a dioptric light and the Mumbles Battery, a fort that surrounds the tower, was built by the War Department.[2]
In 1905, an occulting mechanism, where the light was made to flash, was fitted. This was partially automated in 1934.[2]
By 1977, the cast-iron lantern had deteriorated beyond repair and was removed. A different lantern was added in 1987.[2]
In 1995, the main light was replaced and an array of solar panels and emergency monitoring equipment were added.[1]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Mumbles Lighthouse) |
- Rowlett, Russ: Lighthouses of Wales – The Lighthouse Directory (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
- Chesapeake Bay Lighthouse Project - The Mumbles Lighthouse
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mumbles Lighthouse: Trinity House
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matthew Jenkins. "The Mumbles Lighthouse". Chesapeake Bay Lighthouse Project. http://www.cblights.com/lights/themumbleslighthouse.html.
| Lighthouses of Trinity House |
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Great Britain: |
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