Happisburgh Lighthouse in Happisburgh on the North Norfolk
Happisburgh Lighthouse in Happisburgh on the North Norfolk coast is the only independently operated lighthouse in Great Britain. It is also the oldest working lighthouse in East Anglia.
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1789 During a severe winter storm 70 sailing ships and 600 men were lost off the Norfolk Coast. An inquiry into the tragedy drew attention to the complete lack of warning lights between the fire beacon at Cromer and the candle-powered light at Winterton. Trinity House, the general lighthouse authority for England and Wales, subsequently erected two lighthouses at Happisburgh: the Low Light on the Cliff Top and the High Light (the present lighthouse) 400 yards inland.
1791 Both Lighthouses came into operation on the evening of New Year’s Day. By keeping both lights in line, vessels were guided around the southern end of the sands and onto the sheltered stretch of water known as ‘The Would’.
1801 The candle lanterns were replaced by oil lamps with polished reflectors.
1863 A new lantern, of revolutionary design, was installed. This is the lantern which tops the lighthouse today. It consists of diagonal frames which cross each other at a constant angle enabling shipping to see the light from all angles to seaward.
as the light source. As there was no local supply, the gas was manufactured from coal on the premises and stored in two large gas holders in the yard behind the lighthouse.
1868 A new optic was fitted. Because Happisburgh was a fixed light (not flashing) at that time the new equipment did not need to rotate, making the installation much easier. The optic, consisting of many glass prisms and a central lens gave the High Light a range of 17 miles; the Low Light had a range of 15 miles.
1883 The Low Light, threatened by coast erosion was withdrawn from service and demolished. The fixed beacon of the High Light was changed to an occulting character, the light shining for 25 seconds followed by a 5 second eclipse.
1884 Now that there was only one tower at Happisburgh, it was necessary to distinguish it from the tower at Winterton during daylight. This was achieved by painting the Happisburgh tower with the three broad red bands which we see today.
1910 Paraffin-vapour burners replaced the gas light.
1929 Acetylene made it possible to dispense with the resident keepers, although an attendant was still required to check the light periodically. The Keepers’ cottages were sold shortly afterwards and remain private dwellings.
1947 Electricity was installed, using a 500 watt lamp with a range of 18 miles. The stand-by light continued to be powered by acetylene. The character of the light was now altered to a flashing sequence – 3 white flashes every 30 seconds.
1988 Trinity House, after a major review of navigational aids, announced their intention to discontinue five lighthouses, four light vessels, several fog signals and numerous buoys and minor lights. Happisburgh was on the list for closure. The date for scheduled closure and decommissioning by Trinity House was June 13th 1988.
With the development of more sophisticated navigational aids, Trinity House began the process of reducing the number of number of traditional lighthouses. Houses. In 1987 Happisburgh Lighthouse was one of five lighthouses declared redundant. Decommissioning was scheduled for 13 June 1988.
Kay Swan, a Marine Geophysicist and local resident, knew of the dangers of working offshore without a guiding light in this treacherous southern area of the North Sea. She set about organising a petition to oppose the closure and the Friends of Happisburgh Lighthouse was born to promote the campaign. As a result Trinity House agreed to postpone the closure date.
Under the Merchant Shipping Act of 1894 Trinity House can only dispose of a working Lighthouse to an Established Lighthouse Authority. A vigorous fund-raising campaign was therefore mounted to promote the necessary Private Bill through Parliament. NatWest Bank, was asked for an interest free loan, donated the £15,000 needed to cover the legal costs.
On 25th April 1990 the Bill received the Royal Assent. The passing of the Bill made Happisburgh the UK’s only independently operated working lighthouse and the Happisburgh Lighthouse Trust was established as a local light authority. The Trust is a registered Charity governed by six appointed Trustees who are responsible under the Act of Parliament for operating and maintaining the Light.
On June 20th 1990 Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, visited the Lighthouse.
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Happisburgh Lighthouse. Norfolk coastal erosion. 20 January 2019
First, nervous, flight with my DJI Spark over Happisburgh, Norfolk showing coastal erosion.
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Happisburgh Lighthouse in Norfolk. Happisburgh (pronunced Haisboro) is slowly becoming victim to the dea. The lighthouse has about 50-60 years left. However the houses you see in the video have far less time. The road and line of houses in front of the lighthouse went 10 years ago. Erosion round here has been ongoing for centuries. The Low Lighthouse was demolished in 1883 just before it went over the cliff.
Happisburgh Lighthouse has a webcam and the lighthouse is open to the public during the Summer.
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Episode 14 // Happisburgh Lighthouse - Norfolk
Happisburgh Lighthouse is the oldest working light in East Anglia, and the only independently run lighthouse in Great Britain. It is one of Norfolk’s true icons.
Happisburgh has always had massive problems with coastal erosion, and the beach has come about after years of action by the sea and the wind. Over the last 15 years, the village has actually lost about 25 houses to the erosion. But it has left a beautiful and very unspoilt bay with amazing views of the incredibly picturesque lighthouse.
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A history of Happisburgh Lighthouse
Happisburgh Lighthouse has stood for more than 200 years. This video shows how the building has been a life-saving beacon for sailors, and saved countless lives.
We recap its fine history with the aid of this new aerial footage.
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It will take workers 300 litres of paint to cover the 85ft tower of Happisburgh Lighthouse in Norfolk.
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Happisburgh Low Lighthouse?
Happisburgh Low Lighthouse was lit on 1 Jan 1791 (along with the current lighthouse) but because of cliff erosion, was demolished in June 1883. Many locals have said the remains can still be seen. I have seen these bricks on the beach for years but I was not convinced. The location was correct but many houses have gone over the cliffs in the past 15 years, so could have been bricks from them washed along the beach. I do have a 1980 picture in a book of some brick foundations poking out of the cliff edge.
The day I took this video, some large chunks of bricks had been uncovered by the sand. Curved in nature, 1 1/2 meters thick and dressed on the inside curve, they match a profile for a 74 feet high lighthouse. Although no known pictures or drawings exist, I am quite convinced they are the lower bricks/foundations/celler of the demolished Happisburgh Low Lighthouse. The lantern removed was used on the then under construction lighthouse at Southwold.
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Out on the North Norfolk coast on a glorious winter sun afternoon at Happisburgh.
A rather spectacular afternoon light wise and I fancied a trip to the beach with the camera and the newly acquired Formatt-Hitech 85mm Holder.
It was a rather cold session, but it was the perfect time to play about and shoot some more images for my 2020 project that I have had in mind for a while.
This is a site I can just go back to time after time, I just love it, you will be seeing more of this site through the seasons this year
You can see a few more of the images I shot on my blog I wrote about using it
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Happisburgh Lighthouse, Norfolk - DJI Mavic Air
The oldest working lighthouse in East Anglia and the only independently operated in Great Britain. Built in 1790 it was once part of a pair of inshore lighthouses with it's sister being demolished in 1883. The coastline has been eroded by the sea with many people losing their homes and every year the cliff edge gets further and further back.
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Aerial footage of Happisburgh Lighthouse, it's a very beautiful place to visit.
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Happisburgh Lighthouse Zip Wire
To raise funds for the lighthouse, a sponsored Zip Wire event took place.
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England Coast Path, Happisburgh to Mundesley, Thur 8 Aug 19
Because the beach at Bacton was having sand added, it was not available for the ECP walk. However, I did manage to get right up to the terminal, then followed the road, and joined the diversion route to Mundesley. I walked down the beach as far as possible so that I could then walk along the ECP proper into Mundesley.