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Portsmouth - Southsea (hampshire)

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SOUTHSEA (Southsea Castle Light) the famous black and white hopped lighthouse stands proudly on the Southsea Castle at the knuckle point on the sea front where the direction of the beach turns from a south easterly direction to a easterly direction up and as far as Eastney and the entrance to Langstone Harbour.

Photograph Copyright: Digital Expression UK (2021)

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The Southsea Castle Light
A lighthouse, commissioned by the Admiralty, was constructed on the western gun platform in 1828. In 1854 its height was raised and it now stands at 34 feet (10 m) above its base atop the walls. The lamp burned sperm oil and was installed behind a fixed dioptric; it showed red and white sectors (red and green from 1854) to guide ships through the safe water between Horse Sand and Spit Sand. The lighthouse keeper was housed in the castle itself. The lighthouse was in continuous use until 2017, when it was superseded by a new structure as part of changes made to approaches to Portsmouth Harbour in preparation for the arrival of the Royal Navy's new Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers. The original dioptric lens, which was subsequently replaced, is now on display inside the castle.
   

Taken in: UK / England / Southsea (show map)

Taken on: January 29, 2021

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