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the day after the news of the sinking broke to note: "ad there been a light on
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1588:Portland Low
1518:New Brighton
1458:Killingholme
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1148:South Bishop
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240:2012 (first)
154:Construction
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77:SW5765943589
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1633:Scarborough
1558:Plover Scar
1493:Lundy South
1488:Lundy North
1453:Inner Farne
1443:Hurst Point
1398:Happisburgh
1288:Bishop Rock
1268:Beachy Head
1258:Anvil Point
1153:South Stack
1128:St Tudwal's
1118:Point Lynas
1045:Start Point
980:Lundy South
975:Lundy North
950:Hurst Point
920:Flamborough
880:Bishop Rock
870:Beachy Head
860:Anvil Point
840:Lighthouses
746:17 December
437:first-order
426:Description
377:St Ives Bay
237:Deactivated
128:Constructed
110: /
85:Coordinates
1784:Categories
1728:Withernsea
1678:Spurn Head
1658:South Gare
1598:Roker Pier
1533:Orfordness
1448:Ilfracombe
1438:Hunstanton
1418:Heugh Hill
1338:Crow Point
1308:Bull Point
1293:Black Nore
1278:Berry Head
1273:Belle Tout
1200:Les Hanois
1113:Nash Point
940:Heugh Hill
900:Crow Point
885:Bull Point
875:Berry Head
572:References
397:lighthouse
337:Designated
323:– Grade II
95:50°14′33″N
18:Lighthouse
1748:Wolf Rock
1733:Winterton
1708:Tynemouth
1673:Southwold
1628:St Mary's
1538:Pakefield
1508:Nab Tower
1483:Lowestoft
1478:Longstone
1473:Longships
1428:Hodbarrow
1413:The Heugh
1393:Hale Head
1378:Gorleston
1348:Eddystone
1343:Dungeness
1303:Bow Creek
1177:Gibraltar
1103:Monkstone
1065:Wolf Rock
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990:Nab Tower
970:Lowestoft
965:Longstone
960:Longships
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471:sun valve
467:acetylene
450:clockwork
263:Intensity
229:First lit
162:Automated
1723:Whitgift
1698:Tater Du
1593:Rampside
1553:Peninnis
1503:Maryport
1383:Gunfleet
1263:Bamburgh
1190:Casquets
1185:Alderney
1163:Trwyn Du
1138:Skokholm
1133:Skerries
1098:Holyhead
1093:Flatholm
1050:Tater Du
1010:Peninnis
865:Bamburgh
600:22 April
530:See also
520:Hebrides
381:Cornwall
202:Heritage
194:Operator
186:Markings
136:Built by
98:5°24′1″W
60:Cornwall
56:Camborne
51:Location
1618:St Bees
1548:Pendeen
1513:Needles
1463:Leasowe
1433:Hoylake
1408:Harwich
1373:Godrevy
1108:Mumbles
1083:Bardsey
1030:St Bees
1005:Pendeen
995:Needles
925:Godrevy
852:England
779:, 2009
492:daymark
433:keepers
391:History
349:1327597
71:OS grid
64:England
1738:Whitby
1713:Walney
1468:Lizard
1333:Cromer
1328:Coquet
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1060:Whitby
955:Lizard
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1353:Farne
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178:Shape
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54:Near
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