Beachy Head Lighthouse

E587059

Beachy Head Lighthouse is a distinctive red-and-white striped offshore lighthouse near the cliffs of Beachy Head in East Sussex, England, serving as a navigational aid in the English Channel.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Beachy Head Lighthouse canonical 3

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf lighthouse ⓘ
offshore lighthouse ⓘ
automated yes ⓘ
automationDate 1983 ⓘ
color red ⓘ
white ⓘ
constructionEndDate 1902 ⓘ
constructionMethod built from sea using temporary cableway from cliff top ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1900 ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
designedBy Sir Thomas Matthews ⓘ
distanceFromShore about 165 metres ⓘ
focalHeight 102 feet ⓘ
31 metres ⓘ
foundation concrete base ⓘ
function mark shipping route in the English Channel ⓘ
warn ships of nearby cliffs ⓘ
hasBalcony yes ⓘ
hasLantern yes ⓘ
height 141 feet ⓘ
43 metres ⓘ
heritageStatus Grade II listed building ⓘ
inception 1902 ⓘ
lightCharacteristic Fl(2)W.20s ⓘ
lightType white light ⓘ
listingAuthority Historic England ⓘ
locatedIn East Sussex ⓘ
England ⓘ
English Channel ⓘ
locatedNear Beachy Head ⓘ
cliffs of Beachy Head ⓘ
locatedOffshoreFrom Eastbourne ⓘ
locatedOn rocky outcrop at foot of cliffs ⓘ
managedBy Trinity House ⓘ
marking red tower with broad white band ⓘ
materialUsed granite ⓘ
nearCity Eastbourne ⓘ
operator Trinity House ⓘ
ownedBy Trinity House ⓘ
pattern red-and-white stripes ⓘ
powerSource electric ⓘ
previousLightReplaced Belle Tout Lighthouse ⓘ
purpose navigational aid ⓘ
range 26 nautical miles ⓘ
region South East England ⓘ
seaArea English Channel ⓘ
towerShape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern ⓘ
yearListed 1999 ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Beachy Head → hasStructure → Beachy Head Lighthouse ⓘ
Beachy Head → lighthouseBuilt → Beachy Head Lighthouse ⓘ
Belle Tout Lighthouse → replacedBy → Beachy Head Lighthouse ⓘ