Catholic Island Lighthouse

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Chance Brothers Lighthouse Chance Brothers Lighthouse
  • Date of lens manufacture
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  • Date of lighthouse construction
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  • Country

    Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (LESSER ANTILLES, Tobago Cays)

  • Commissioning body
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  • Order of lens
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  • Fixed or revolving lens
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  • Active/Inactive

    Active

  • Describe the character of light

    [FL(2) 20S 8M] White flashing light with a period of 20 seconds and a range of 8 miles

  • Describe the lighthouses daymarks

    White pylon

  • Which aspects of the lighthouse (other than the lens) were manufactured by Chance brothers
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  • Describe the history of the lighthouse
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  • Current management body/ ports authority
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  • Historical preservation societies/manager/operator
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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?
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  • Observations on the condition of the lighthouse?
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  • Is the site open/closed to the public
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  • Is the tower open/closed to the public
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  • Latitude and Longitude

    N12°39.63' W61°24.11'

  • On-site bookable accommodation available
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  • Associated web addresses
  • Other details

    Admiralty No. J5821.8, NGA 15136

  • Which resources did you use to research this lighthouses?
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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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