Margate Lighthouse

Margate Lighthouse is a lighthouse on the end of Margate harbour arm in Kent.

Margate Lighthouse

Location	Margate, Kent
Coordinates	51.39080°N 1.37808°E
Year first constructed	1828 (first) 1955 (second)
Tower height	20 m (66 ft)
Focal height	18 m (59 ft)
Characteristic	continuous red light
Admiralty number	A1972
NGA number	114-1372[1]

1828 lighthouse

This lighthouse was designed by the architect William Edmunds and was completed in 1829.[2] It was destroyed in the North Sea flood of 1953.[3] The design was a round Doric column similar to the lighthouse at Whitby.[3]

1955 lighthouse

A replacement lighthouse with an octagonal column was built in 1955.[1][3] This lighthouse features on the series G Bank of England £20 note along with the Turner Contemporary.[4]

References

1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Southeastern England". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
2. Lee, Anthony. "The sad tale of the Margate architect and the Brighton poisoner" (PDF). Margate in Maps and Pictures. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
3. "Margate Lighthouse". World Wide Lighthouses. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
4. "New £20 note features Turner Contemporary and Margate lighthouse". KentOnline. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2020.