S E C T I O N S

Admiralty A2748X

A tall white painted brick circular tower lighthouse with a traditional light with buildings attached situated on St. Mary’s Island, Whitley Bay and connected to the mainland by a causeway. 

Built in 1888 the tower is 150 feet high and the light was visible for 22 miles. The light was made redundant in 1984.

This lens is not the original optics. There is NO Lamp assembly either.

This is from Withernsea Lighthouse while the original is safely kept at the National Lighthouse Museum in Penzance.

Lamp and Spares in storage cupboard below the Gallery

These are the Lamps from Light Vessel LV 21, 

last stationed off South Goodwin Sands.

Operating on 14MHz.