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Managing Organization:
Trinity House
Website: http://www.trinityhouse.co.uk/interactive/gallery/bishop_rock.html
Notes:
This first tower in this location was almost complete when it was destroyed in a storm in 1850, after more than two years of work. The present tower took seven years to complete. It was strengthened by a new layer of masonry and increased in height in 1887. In 1946 a BBC reporter went to the lighthouse for a Christmas broadcast and was stranded for four weeks by heavy seas. Tower Height: 167 Height of Focal Plane: 144 Characteristic and Range: Two white flashes every 15 seconds. Description of Tower: Conical granite tower, helicopter pad above lantern.
This light is operational
Date Established: 1858 Date Present Tower Built: 1858 Date Automated: 1991 Current Use: Active aid to navigation. Open To Public? No. Directions:
Accessible by boat or helicopter only.
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