Lady Bay Rear (Upper) Lighthouse
Chance Brothers Lighthouse
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Date of lens manufacture
1858
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Date of lighthouse construction
1859 (relocated 1872).
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Country
Australia
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Commissioning body
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Order of lens
4th order
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Fixed or revolving lens
Fixed
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Active/Inactive
Active
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Describe the character of light
Fl.W. period 5s fl. 0.5s, ec. 4.5s
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Describe the lighthouses daymarks
8 m (26 ft) round stone tower with lantern and gallery, painted white with red trim; lantern roof is red.
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Which aspects of the lighthouse (other than the lens) were manufactured by Chance brothers
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Describe the history of the lighthouse
The Lady Bay Upper Lighthouse at Flagstaff Hill, Warrnambool was moved stone by stone from Middle Island to its current location on top of Flagstaff Hill. The alignment of its light and the Lady Bay Lower Light guide ships into Lady Bay. Originally built in 1859 as the Middle Island Lighthouse. It had a fixed white light run on oil. During 1871-72, the lighthouse was relocated stone by stone to replace the obelisk on top of Flagstaff hill and become the Upper Lighthouse. The Beach Lighthouse light was moved to the top of Lower Obelisk at the same time to form the Lady Bay Lower Lighthouse. The light was originally powered by oil, then gas and later electricity.
In 1988, the lighthouse was converted to solar power. In 1993, the solar panel was removed and replaced by a 240 volt battery charger. The Upper Lighthouse is still in use.
Lighthouses of Australia has a page for the lighthouse https://lighthouses.org.au/vic/lady-bay-high-lighthouse/
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Current management body/ ports authority
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Historical preservation societies/manager/operator
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village.
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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?
good conditions
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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
-38.389694° 142.485755°
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On-site bookable accommodation available
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Associated web addresses
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Other details
Wonderful place to vistit with great museum and town full of history. Stay in the lighthouse lodge for good self contatined accommodation.
The tower was built in 1859 on Middle Island, about 2200 m (1.4 mi) southwest of its present location. In 1871-72 it was dismantled and rebuilt to form the Lady Bay Range. Located on Merri Street, 130 m (425 ft) north of the front light near the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum in Warrnambool. Site open, tower closed.
ARLHS AUS-099; Admiralty K2158.1; NGA 8020.
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Which resources did you use to research this lighthouses?
Chance Lighthouses (1856-1917) (61 years), David Encill's list 1856-95: Warnambool (Lady Bay - Lower and Upper)