2008

TV5895 : Beachy Head lighthouse

taken 18 years ago, 3 km from Birling Gap, East Sussex, England

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Beachy Head lighthouse
Beachy Head lighthouse
Viewed from boat trip, the vessel owner said this was the nearest they had got to the lighthouse all year.

TV5895 : Beachy Head Lighthouse with cliffs, East Sussexis how it was in August 1971
Beachy Head Lighthouse

Beachy head lighthouse is situated 165 metres seaward from the base of the cliffs, it was bought into service in 1902.

Beachy Head lighthouse was automated and demanned in June 1983. It is monitored 24 hours a day from the Trinity House Operations Control Centre at Harwich in Essex.

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TV5895, 352 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Paul Gillett   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 23 July, 2008   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 24 April, 2009
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OSGB36: geotagged! TV 582 950 [100m precision]
WGS84: 50:44.0268N 0:14.4760E
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OSGB36: geotagged! TV 582 950
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