Deactivated 2010 Opened 1894 Automated 1941 | Height 11 m Range 27,780 m Year first constructed 1894 | |
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Location Portishead
Somerset
England Construction cast iron skeletal tower Tower shape tapered cylindrical skeletal tower with observation room, balcony and lantern Markings / pattern white tower and lantern Current lens 4th Order 250 mm biform Similar Portishead Point lighthouse, Burnham‑on‑Sea Round Tower, Burnham‑on‑Sea High Lighthouse, Lynmouth Foreland Lighthouse, Hilbre Island Lighthouse | ||
Black Nore lighthouse at Portishead, Somerset, England was built in 1894. It is a Grade II listed building.
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- Map of Black Nore Light House Black Nore Point Portishead Bristol BS20 8GB UK
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Map of Black Nore Light House, Black Nore Point, Portishead, Bristol BS20 8GB, UK
The metal white painted lighthouse, was built by Trinity House to guide shipping in the Severn Estuary as it made its way in and out of Bristol Harbour. Before it was decommissioned on 27 September 2010 the lens, a 4th Order 250 mm biform lens, flashed twice every ten seconds.
The drive mechanism was wound daily by the Ashford Family on whose land it was built. It was electrified in World War II. In 2000 the winding and drive mechanisms were replaced by electric motors.
In October 2011, after it was no longer needed for navigational purposes, it was sold to a trust for preservation at a cost of £1.
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