Llanddwyn Island (Anglesey)

Chance Brothers Lighthouse Chance Brothers Lighthouse
  • Date of lens manufacture

    1861

  • Date of lighthouse construction

    1846

  • Country

    United Kingdom

  • Commissioning body
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  • Order of lens

    5th order

  • Fixed or revolving lens

    Fixed

  • Active/Inactive

    Inactive

  • Describe the character of light
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  • Describe the lighthouses daymarks

    White tower similar in shape to a windmill. The roof is conical in shape, covered in slate.

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

    None

  • Describe the history of the lighthouse

    Located at the west end of a tidal island first appeared in 1846. The towers shape is similar to that of windmills in the area which may indicate it was built by a windmill mason. The lantern, fittings and adaption of tower cost £250 7s 6d. The lantern window measures 2m 0.61m. The optic, silver plated reflector and Fresnbel lens, dated 1861, were in use into the 1970's. The original lighting was by six Argand lamps with reflectors

  • Current management body/ ports authority

    Newborough National Nature Reserve and Forest

  • Historical preservation societies/manager/operator
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  • Is the site vulnerable to coastal erosion?
    da
  • Have you experienced any affects of climate change on the lighthouse?
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  • Observations on the condition of the lighthouse?

    Well preserved structure that is a huge tourist attraction.

  • Is the site open/closed to the public

    Open

  • Is the tower open/closed to the public

    Closed

  • Latitude and Longitude

    53.13519° -4.415469°

  • On-site bookable accommodation available
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  • Associated web addresses
  • Other details
  • Which resources did you use to research this lighthouses?
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Inactive Chance Lens Inactive Chance Lens
  • When was the lens deactivated?

    Sometime in the 1970's

added on 19 iunie 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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