Portpatrick Old Lighthouse

Chance Brothers Lighthouse Chance Brothers Lighthouse
  • Date of lens manufacture

    1870

  • Date of lighthouse construction

    1839 (station established 1774)

  • Country

    United Kingdom

  • Commissioning body

    Portpatrick Board of Trade

  • Order of lens

    6th order

  • Fixed or revolving lens

    Fixed

  • Active/Inactive

    Inactive

  • Describe the character of light

    N/A

  • Describe the lighthouses daymarks

    N/A

  • Which aspects of the lighthouse (other than the lens) were manufactured by Chance brothers

    None

  • Describe the history of the lighthouse

    This is approximatley the 4th structure on this site, the previous lighthouse having been shipped to Sri Lanka in 1869 (Historic Scotland). The first lighthouse was from before 1792, possibly 1779, and was replaced in 1836 by a temporary light which was used until at least 1839. There was no lighthouse between around 1840 to 1856, partly due to the south pier needing some reconstruction. The current lighthouse was part of general improvements to the harbour in 1870, when the Board of Trade took over. It was decomissioned in 1900, being replaced by Killantringan Lighthouse a few miles further north. It was in private ownership by 1908, (although rented by the local council until 1920).
    It was Cat B listed in 1979, along with most of Portpatrick harbour.

  • Current management body/ ports authority

    Private Ownership

  • Historical preservation societies/manager/operator

    None

  • Is the site vulnerable to coastal erosion?
    no
  • Have you experienced any affects of climate change on the lighthouse?
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  • Observations on the condition of the lighthouse?

    Good.

  • Is the site open/closed to the public

    Open

  • Is the tower open/closed to the public

    Closed

  • Latitude and Longitude

    54.840535° -5.117816°

  • On-site bookable accommodation available
    no
  • Associated web addresses
  • Other details

    Brick built on South Pier of Portpatrick harbour. Can be viewed externally at any time. At this time it is not verified, but the keys are avaiable locally for a look inside, possibly at the Lighthouse Pottery.

    The Photo is by Sandy Gemmill via Wikimedia under creative commons licence.

    ARLHS SCO-177.

  • Which resources did you use to research this lighthouses?
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added on June 17, 2022
Made In Smethwick: Lighthouses Around the World

In the 1800s, Chance Brothers & Co glassworks in Smethwick began making the hi-tech lenses that lighthouses use to warn ships of dangerous locations. By 1951, over 2,500 lighthouses around the world were fitted with a Chance lens.

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