Nelson Head Light
Nelson Head Light , also known as Nelson Head Inner Light , has been an inactive unusual lighthouse since 2003 , built on the Nelson Head headland , northeast of the town of Nelson Bay in New South Wales , Australia . It is located near Halifax Park, on the south coast of Port Stephens . The lights were used to guide ships into this port.
This lighthouse is unusual because it does not have a tower. The light shone through a window in a lantern room. The lighting was later installed outside the building.
history
The station was built in 1872 with four kerosene lamps on a wooden tower.
The small country house was built three years later and the first lighting came in 1876 through a three meter window. The light was installed in an octagonal lantern room connected to the country house. Up until 1985, 14 guards from the Maritime Service Board were housed in this building .
The lighting was electrified in 1946 and automated in 1984. Until 1986 the Nelson Head Lighthouse and the Rescue Station Trust supported the maintenance of the house.
In 1990 the Royal Volunteer Coastal Patrol became the owner and today the building is managed by the Marine Rescue in New South Wales with the Port Stephens Division and Royal Volunteer Coastal Patrol. In 1995 the light was replaced by a solar-powered lantern that was placed outside the building in place of the previous lamp. In early 2003 it was declared unnecessary and dismantled.
The house now serves as a maritime museum.
Visitors
The building is accessible on a street from Nelson Bay and is open daily. It is a Port Stephens tourist attraction and is a listed building.
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ unc.edu : Lighthouses of Australia: New South Wales, in English, accessed September 24, 2011
- ↑ nelsonbaygetaway.com.au : Nelson Head Light, in English, accessed 24 September 2011
Coordinates: 32 ° 42 ′ 37.6 ″ S , 152 ° 9 ′ 40.2 ″ E