 Godrevy Island and Lighthouse | |
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| Location | Near Camborne Cornwall England |
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| OS grid | SW5765943589 |
| Coordinates | 50°14′33″N 5°24′1″W / 50.24250°N 5.40028°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1 March 1859 (first) |
| Built by | James Walker  |
| Construction | rubble, stone and mortar |
| Automated | 9 August 1939 |
| Height | 26 m (85 ft) (first) |
| Shape | octagonal tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white tower and lantern |
| Operator | Hall for Cornwall[1] |
| Heritage | Grade II listed building |
| Light | |
| First lit | 2012 (current) |
| Deactivated | 2012 (first) |
| Focal height | 37 m (121 ft) (first) 28 metres (92 ft) (current) |
| Lens | 2nd Order 700 MM Fixed Optic With Red Sector (original), 2 x marine LED sector lights (current) |
| Intensity | white: 4,370 candela (first) red: 817 candela (first) 495 candela (current) |
| Range | white 12 nmi (22 km) (first) red 8 nmi (15 km) (first) 8 nmi (15 km) (current) |
| Characteristic | Fl WR 10s |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Godrevy Lighthouse, including Keepers' cottages, store front courtyard walls and perimeter walls |
| Designated | 14 January 1988 |
| Reference no. | 1327597 |
Godrevy Lighthouse was built in 1858–1859 on Godrevy Island in St Ives Bay, Cornwall. Standing approximately 300 metres (980 ft) off Godrevy Head, it marks the Stones reef, which has been a hazard to shipping for centuries.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Southwest England (Devon and Cornwall)". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 22 April 2016.