Griffith Island Lighthouse

Chance Brothers Lighthouse Chance Brothers Lighthouse
  • Date of lens manufacture

    1858

  • Date of lighthouse construction

    1859

  • Country

    Australia

  • Commissioning body
    ---
  • Order of lens

    catadioptric lantern

  • Fixed or revolving lens

    Fixed

  • Active/Inactive

    Inactive

  • Describe the character of light

    Fl (2) W 10 s.

  • Describe the lighthouses daymarks

    White round stone tower

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

    Lens

  • Describe the history of the lighthouse

    Griffiths Island Lighthouse was built in 1859 as a navigation aid at a time when Port Fairy was becoming an important trading port for western Victoria. Extensive harbour works undertaken then and subsequently, mainly to improve the navigability of the Moyne River and its approaches, have affected the shape and boundaries of the island. The lighthouse is operated by the Victorian Channels Authority, part of the Port of Melbourne Corporation. It was constructed on what was then Rabbit Island, at the eastern end of Griffiths, from local bluestone by Scottish stonemasons. The stairway was constructed with each step being inserted in the next course of stone in the outer wall. The lighthouse was initially manned by two keepers. The last keeper to live on the island was there from 1929 to 1954, when the light was automated; the two stone keepers’ cottages were subsequently demolished in about 1956.

  • Current management body/ ports authority

    Moyne Shire Council (formerly the Borough of Port Fairy) the Committee of Management since 11 June 1902

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

    Dear little lighthouse for admiring only! Easy access along a walking track

  • Is the site open/closed to the public

    Open

  • Is the tower open/closed to the public

    Closed

  • Latitude and Longitude

    -38.39096° 142.2552°

  • On-site bookable accommodation available
    nu
  • Associated web addresses
  • Other details
  • Which resources did you use to research this lighthouses?

    Chance Lighthouses (1856-1917) (61 years), David Encill's list 1856-316*

added on 22 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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