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Monument details
Summary
Site of the 19th century harbour lighthouse. The present lighthouse was constructed in 1954.
| Grid Reference: | TR 3511 7116 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR37SE |
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| Parish: | MARGATE, THANET, KENT |
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Monument Types
- LIGHTHOUSE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1854 AD to 1953 AD)
Full description
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The lighthouse was designed by W R H Gardner and built in 1854. It was destroyed in 1953; the present lighthouse, in concrete, reproduces the general form but not the details of its predecessor.
Location marked on maps (1,2). Additional reference (3) and site photographs (4-14).
<1> Bullock, 1843, River Thames from Ramsgate to the Nore (Chart). SWX8112.
<2> Bullock, 1846, The Downs (Chart). SWX8126.
<3> Eve, D., 1999, A guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Kent, I13 (Monograph). SWX9293.
<4> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9658.
<5> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9671.
<6> 1948, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9722.
<7> 1942, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9901.
<8> 1942, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9925.
<9> 1942, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9927.
<10> 1942, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9929.
<11> 1941, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9990.
<12> 1941, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10096.
<13> 1998, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10147.
<14> 1992, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11783.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Chart: Bullock. 1843. River Thames from Ramsgate to the Nore. chart. |
| <2> | Chart: Bullock. 1846. The Downs. chart. |
| <3> | Monograph: Eve, D.. 1999. A guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Kent. I13. |
| <4> | Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 5031. print. |
| <5> | Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 7051. print. |
| <6> | Photograph (Print): 1948. Photograph. 4038. print. |
| <7> | Photograph (Print): 1942. Photograph. 632. print. |
| <8> | Photograph (Print): 1942. Photograph. 6010. print. |
| <9> | Photograph (Print): 1942. Photograph. 6021. print. |
| <10> | Photograph (Print): 1942. Photograph. 6027. print. |
| <11> | Photograph (Print): 1941. Photograph. 51. print. |
| <12> | Photograph (Print): 1941. Photograph. 19. print. |
| <13> | Photograph (Print): 1998. Photograph. 1316. print. |
| <14> | Photograph (Print): 1992. Photograph. TR3571/1. print. |
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