Souter Lighthouse (nearby)
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Souter Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century lighthouse on the coast near South Shields, England, notable as one of the world’s first lighthouses purpose-built to be powered by electricity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Souter Lighthouse (nearby) canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | lighthouse ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Victorian industrial ⓘ |
| automated | no (decommissioned before automation) ⓘ |
| builtFor | improving safety of shipping off the Tyne and Wear coast ⓘ |
| category |
Lighthouses in Tyne and Wear
ⓘ
Museums in Tyne and Wear ⓘ National Trust properties in Tyne and Wear ⓘ |
| constructionStartYear | 1869 ⓘ |
| coordinates | 54.969°N 1.365°W ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentUse |
museum
ⓘ
visitor attraction ⓘ |
| decommissionedAsLighthouse | 1988 ⓘ |
| designer | James Douglass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasExhibition |
history of lighthouse technology
ⓘ
life of lighthouse keepers ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
engine room
ⓘ
foghorn ⓘ keeper’s cottages ⓘ |
| height |
23 m
ⓘ
77 ft ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Grade II* listed building ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationCountry | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lightCharacteristic | flashing white light ⓘ |
| lightSource | electric light ⓘ |
| locatedNear | South Shields, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Lizard Point (Marsden) cliffs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
coast of the North Sea ⓘ |
| location | Marsden, South Tyneside, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Trust ⓘ |
| marking | white tower with a single red horizontal band ⓘ |
| material |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Souter Point NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Sunderland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyLandmark | Marsden Rock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the first lighthouses purpose-built for electric power ⓘ |
| operatorHistory | Trinity House until decommissioning ⓘ |
| originalManagingAgent | Trinity House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | National Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerSource | electric generators (originally) ⓘ |
| region | Tyne and Wear NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | disused as a navigational lighthouse ⓘ |
| tourism | open to the public ⓘ |
| towerShape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern ⓘ |
| yearOpened | 1871 ⓘ |
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