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Whitby East Pier Lighthouse
Map
LocationWhitby, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom Edit this at Wikidata
OS gridNZ9001311721
Coordinates54°29′34″N 0°36′43″W / 54.492823°N 0.611813°W / 54.492823; -0.611813
Tower
Constructed1855 (first)
Constructionwooden tower (current)
stone tower (first)
Height7 metres (23 ft) (current)
17 metres (56 ft) (first)
Shapecylindrical lantern on a four legs skeletal structure (current)
cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern (first)
Markingsred lantern, unpainted structure (current)
unpainted tower, white lantern, black lantern dome (first)
OperatorWhutby Harbour[1]
HeritageGrade II listed
Fog signal1 blast every 30s
Light
First lit1914 (current)
Deactivated1914 (first)
Focal height14 metres (46 ft) (current)
Range5 nmi (9.3 km; 5.8 mi)
CharacteristicF R (current)


References[edit]

  1. ^ Whitby East Pier The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 7 May 2016