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Nash Point Lighthouse Position 51░ 24'.00 N 03░ 33'.05 W
Nash Lighthouse was
designed by James Walker, the Engineer-in-Chief to Trinity
House, in 1832 to mark the sandbanks off the point at the
entrance to the Bristol Channel. The decision to build it
followed a public outcry after the passenger steamer FROLIC
was wrecked with heavy loss of life in 1830.
Two
circular towers were built each with massive walls and a stone
gallery. The eastern, or high lighthouse being 37 metres high
and the western or low lighthouse 25 metres high. Placed 302
metres apart they provided leading lights to indicate safe
passage past the sandbanks. The high light was painted with
black and white stripes and the low light was white. In those
days both towers showed a fixed light which was either red or
white depending on the direction from which a vessel
approached. The red sector marked the Nash Sands.
The
low light was abandoned early this century and the high light
was modernised and painted white. In place of the fixed light
a new first order catadioptric lens was installed which gives
a white and red group flashing.
Nash is one of those
lighthouses scattered around our coast that has no claim to
fame. For over 160 years its light has done its job as a sign
to mariners to keep them clear of danger, its sole distinction
is the discovery in 1977 of the tuberous thistle (Cirsium
Tuberosum), a rare plant, which was found growing around the
lighthouse.
Specifications
Established |
1832 |
Height Of Tower |
37 Metres |
Height Of Light Above Mean High
Water |
56 Metres |
Automated |
July 1998 |
Electrified |
1968 |
Lamp |
1500 Watt |
Optic |
1St Order 920 Mm Catadioptric,
Fixed Lens, 2 Reinforcing Panels For Red Sectors |
Character |
White And Red Group Flashing Twice
Every 15 Seconds |
Intensity |
140,000 Candela |
Range Of Light |
21 Sea Miles (White
Sectors) | |
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