Guy Fogwill's photos with the keyword: 1845

Den Lighthouse: 10.4 metres (34ft) high. Fixed red light on stone tower. Range 6 miles. Overview Heritage Category: Listed Building Grade: II List Entry Number: 1269045 Date first listed: 30-Jun-1949 Location Statutory Address: LIGHTHOUSE, THE DEN County: Devon District: Teignbridge (District Authority) Parish: Teignmouth National Grid Reference: SX 94035 72484 Details Lighthouse. 1845. Plymouth stone ashlar with metal light drum. A stepped square plinth to a small cylindrical tower with a machicolated band below the cornice and loop-holes to the stairs. The C20 drum to the light has a weather vane to the pointed roof. INTERIOR: not inspected. Teignmouth lighthouse The entrance to the River Teign has dangerous currents, rocks and shifting sands, posing a danger to vessels and thus was deemed to require a navigational aid. Under the Harbour Commissioners, planning for the lighthouse commenced in the early 1840s.[3] The limestone lighthouse tower was built in 1844–1845 at a cost of £300 and came into service in 1845.It was lit by three gas burners, with reflectors, and showed a fixed red light (with a range of 7 nautical miles) to guide ships to the mouth of the harbour. The lighthouse is currently maintained by the Harbour Master and continues to guide vessels through the channel's sand bars into the harbour.