Margate Lighthouse is a lighthouse on the end of Margate harbour arm in Kent.[1]

Margate Lighthouse
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LocationMargate, Kent
Coordinates51°23′27″N 1°22′41″E / 51.39080°N 1.37808°E / 51.39080; 1.37808
Tower
Constructed1828 (first)
1955 (second)
Designed byWilliam Edmunds Edit this on Wikidata
Height20 m (66 ft)
Light
Focal height18 m (59 ft)
Characteristiccontinuous red light

1828 lighthouse

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This lighthouse was designed by the architect William Edmunds and was completed in 1829.[2] It was destroyed in the North Sea flood of 1953.[3] The design was a round Doric column similar to the lighthouse at Whitby.[3]

1955 lighthouse

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A replacement lighthouse with an octagonal column was built in 1955.[1][3] This lighthouse features on the series G Bank of England £20 note along with the Turner Contemporary.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Southeastern England". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  2. ^ Lee, Anthony. "The sad tale of the Margate architect and the Brighton poisoner" (PDF). Margate in Maps and Pictures. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Margate Lighthouse". World Wide Lighthouses. Retrieved 16 April 2020.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "New £20 note features Turner Contemporary and Margate lighthouse". KentOnline. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2020.