2009

TA3327 : Withernsea lighthouse

taken 17 years ago, near to Withernsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

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Withernsea lighthouse
Withernsea lighthouse
Did Trinity House know something when they had this lighthouse erected some 500m inland in 1892? At least it should be safe from the ever encroaching sea for some time to come, although it does look a little incongruous standing at a junction of residential streets.

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Category: Lighthouse
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Looking [14] · Lighthouse Stands [6] · Trinity House [6] · Junction [2] Title Clusters: · Withernsea lighthouse [15] ·
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TA3327, 101 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Gordon Hatton   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 22 August, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 1 October, 2009
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TA 339 279 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:43.8564N 0:1.7042E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TA 339 280
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SOUTH (about 180 degrees)
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