Dungeness Lighthouse (New)
Dungeness Lighthouse (5th)
Photos courtesy Vasily Korablev
Chance Brothers Lighthouse
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Date of lens manufacture
N/A (On the Dungeness Old lighthouse (4th Dungeness lighthouse), it was '1st order revolving' lens that was manufactured in 1904.)
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Date of lighthouse construction
1961
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Country
United Kingdom
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Commissioning body
Trinity House
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Order of lens
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Fixed or revolving lens
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Active/Inactive
Active
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Describe the character of light
Fl 10s
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Describe the lighthouses daymarks
cylindrical tower flared at the top with balcony and lantern
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Which aspects of the lighthouse (other than the lens) were manufactured by Chance brothers
none
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Describe the history of the lighthouse
The 5th Dungeness lighthouse—officially opened by HRH The Duke of Gloucester, then Master of Trinity House—was brought into operation on 20 November 1961. The tower, which rises from a white concrete base in the form of a spiral ramp, is capable of automatic operation and was the first one of its kind to incorporate the xenon electric arc lamp as a source of illumination. It is constructed of precast concrete rings 1.5 metres high, 15 cm thick and 3.6 metres in diameter, fitted one above the other, and has black and white bands which are impregnated into the concrete.
Since May 1962 the tower has been floodlit to assist identification from seaward. This floodlighting has reduced the bird mortality rate at this lighthouse during the migration season.
The station was re-engineered/modernised in 2000. The sealed beam light was replaced with a Pharos PRB20 optic transferred from Lundy South Lighthouse, reducing the light range from 27 to 21 nautical miles.
Dungeness Lighthouse was converted to automatic operation in 1991. The lighthouse is now monitored and controlled from Trinity House’s Planning Centre in Harwich, Essex.
Since 2003 Dungeness Lighthouse has been a Grade II* listed building.
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Current management body/ ports authority
Trinity House
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Historical preservation societies/manager/operator
Trinity House
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Is the site vulnerable to coastal erosion?
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Have you experienced any affects of climate change on the lighthouse?
no
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Observations on the condition of the lighthouse?
Excellent
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Is the site open/closed to the public
Open
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Is the tower open/closed to the public
Closed
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Latitude and Longitude
50.913445° 0.975938°
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On-site bookable accommodation available
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Associated web addresses
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Other details
On the Dungeness Old lighthouse (4th Dungeness lighthouse), it was '1st order revolving' lens that was manufactured in 1904. See https://new.opengreenmap.org/browse/sites/62af1e5419cfcc010073f541
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Which resources did you use to research this lighthouses?
Chance Lighthouses (1856-1917) (61 years)
Former Chance Lens Since Replaced/Removed
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Date of decommissioning or removal of Chance lens
N/A
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Which lens(es) replaced the Chance lens ?
The sealed beam light was replaced with a Pharos PRB20 optic (a small rotating fourth-order optic) transferred from Lundy South Lighthouse.
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