The Old Lighthouse

THE OLD LIGHTHOUSE, LIGHTHOUSE ROAD

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Heritage Category:
Listed building
List Entry Number:
1083400
Date first listed:
11-Jan-1952
Statutory Address:
THE OLD LIGHTHOUSE, LIGHTHOUSE ROAD
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed building
List Entry Number:
1083400
Date first listed:
11-Jan-1952
Date of most recent amendment:
02-Jan-1985
Statutory Address 1:
THE OLD LIGHTHOUSE, LIGHTHOUSE ROAD

Location

Statutory Address:
THE OLD LIGHTHOUSE, LIGHTHOUSE ROAD

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Flamborough
National Grid Reference:
TA 24966 70810

Details

TA 27 SW FLAMBOROUGH LIGHTHOUSE ROAD (north side)

7/46 The Old Lighthouse (Formerly listed as 11.1.52 Beacon Tower) - II*

Former lighthouse, 1674. Coursed chalk rubble with stone dressings; later repairs in red and light brown brick. Octagonal tower of 4 stages and brick parapet, all marked by moulded string-courses. Boarded door in pointed red brick surround; blocked door in pointed yellow brick to landward side. Rectangular windows to upper 3 stages on seaward facing cardinal sides: stone surrounds with plain chamfers to reveals, sills, and lintels. Low roof behind parapet. Interior contains C20 wooden stairs and floors. This lighthouse, established as a business venture by Sir John Clayton, was never used.

Listing NGR: TA2496670810

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