Year: 1902

Engineer: Sir Thomas Matthews

The last lighthouse to be built as a stone tower with interlocking blocks. From 1900 to 1902, under the direction of Sir Thomas Matthews, the chief engineer of Trinity House, the Beachy Head lighthouse was built about 165 meters seaward from the foot of the cliffs. For the construction, a temporary cableway was installed from the cliff to transport workers and stones to an iron sea platform next to the lighthouse. 3,660 tons of granite from Cornwall were used to build the tower. Height 33 m.

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Paper "The Argus"
High Vistas Photography
Beachy Head Website
"The Keep" Photo collections
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