Olinda Lighthouse

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Chance Brothers Lighthouse Chance Brothers Lighthouse
  • Date of lens manufacture

    1871

  • Date of lighthouse construction

    1872

  • Country

    Brazil

  • Commissioning body

    Unknown

  • Order of lens

    4th order

  • Fixed or revolving lens

    Fixed

  • Active/Inactive

    Inactive

  • Describe the character of light

    two white flashes, separated by 7.5 s, every 35 s.

  • Describe the lighthouses daymarks

    An iron tower 12.5 metres high.

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

    None known

  • Describe the history of the lighthouse

    I have been able to find very little information relating to this lighthouse. It was built as part of the Fort of Sao Francisco de Olinda with a Chance Brothers of Smethwick near Birmingham 4th order optic fitted. It was superceded in 1941 by a new light and nothing of the old lighthouse now remains.

    The original lighthouse was a 12.5 m (41 ft) wrought iron tower built in the fortress of São Francisco de Olinda. Located on a steep bluff north of the commercial center of Olinda, about 7 km (4.5 mi) north of Recife. Site open; tower open 2-5 pm on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.

  • Current management body/ ports authority

    Not applicable

  • Historical preservation societies/manager/operator

    Not applicable

  • Is the site vulnerable to coastal erosion?
    nu
  • Have you experienced any affects of climate change on the lighthouse?
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  • Observations on the condition of the lighthouse?

    None.

  • Is the site open/closed to the public

    Open

  • Is the tower open/closed to the public

    Closed

  • Latitude and Longitude

    -8.011241° -34.847231°

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

    ARLHS BRA-068; BR-1272; Admiralty G0202; NGA 17912.

  • Which resources did you use to research this lighthouses?

    Internet search.

Chance Lighthouse Destroyed or Ruined Chance Lighthouse Destroyed or Ruined
  • Date of decommissioning of lighthouse

    1941


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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