Construction sandstone tower NGA number 5152 Opened 1 December 1840 Focal height 14 m | Admiralty number A4892 Height 13 m Range 11,112 m Year first constructed 1840 | |
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Location Fleetwood
Lancashire
England
United Kingdom Tower shape square parallelepiped tower with octagonal prismlantern rising from a colonnaded 1-storey building Characteristic Fl G 2s. light aligns with Upper Light guides shipping down Wyre Channel Similar Pharos Lighthouse, Wyre Light, Old Lower Lighthouse, Hilbre Island Lighthouse, Burnham‑on‑Sea High Lighthouse | ||
The Beach Lighthouse (also known as the Lower Light) is a 44-foot (13 m) tall sandstone lighthouse situated in Fleetwood, Lancashire, England.
History
The lighthouse was designed in 1839 by Decimus Burton and Capt H.M. Denham. Burton had been commissioned three years previously by Sir Peter Hesketh Fleetwood as the architect of the new town of Fleetwood. Unusual for a lighthouse, it is in neoclassical style with a square colonnaded base, square tower, and octagonal lantern and gallery.
The Lower Light stands on Fleetwood sea front and was built with its counterpart—the Upper Light, or Pharos Lighthouse—to provide a navigational guide to shipping entering the Wyre estuary. Together the lights provide a leading line when the Pharos Light is directly above that of the Lower Light. In turn they point to the Wyre Light on the North Wharf Bank, 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) offshore.
Both lighthouses were first illuminated 1 December 1840. Together they provide a range of about 12 nautical miles (22 km).
The Beach Lighthouse was designated a Grade II listed building by English Heritage on 26 April 1950. The lighthouse is managed by the Port of Fleetwood.