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Admiralty
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Low
Light – A tall brick circular tower
lighthouse with the light removed in 1895
and a 20,000 gallon water tank placed on
top situated at the end of the sandy spit
at Spurn Point, now a nature reserve, at
the mouth of the River Humber.
Built in
1852 by John Smeaton the tower is 90 feet
high.
The light is now redundant.
Admiralty
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High
Light – A tall black and white painted
brick circular tower lighthouse with a
traditional light situated at the end of
the sandy spit at Spurn Point, now a
nature reserve, at the mouth of the River
Humber.
Built in 1895 the tower is 128
feet high and the light is 120 feet above
sea level and was visible for 17 miles.
The light was made redundant in 1985.
Smeaton’s
High Light –
The
base of the 1776 – 1895 can still be
seen next to the current light.
This tower
was 112 feet high and the light was
visible for 12 miles.
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