Margate Lighthouse
Margate Lighthouse is a lighthouse on the end of Margate harbour arm in Kent.
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1828 lighthouse
This lighthouse was designed by the architect William Edmunds and was completed in 1829. It was destroyed in the North Sea flood of 1953. The design was a round Doric column similar to the lighthouse at Whitby.
1955 lighthouse
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A replacement lighthouse with an octagonal column was built in 1955. This lighthouse features on the series G Bank of England £20 note along with the Turner Contemporary.
References
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Southeastern England". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ Lee, Anthony. "The sad tale of the Margate architect and the Brighton poisoner" (PDF). Margate in Maps and Pictures. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ "Margate Lighthouse". World Wide Lighthouses. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ "New £20 note features Turner Contemporary and Margate lighthouse". KentOnline. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2020.