It was the last traditional type of ‘rock tower’ offshore lighthouse in the UK built by Trinity House and it became fully automated in 1983.
We had a look in our archives and found these stunning photographs from 1901, showing the construction of the lighthouse.
• If you have any old photographs of Eastbourne you would like to see featured in our nostalgia section, please email them as JPEGs to [email protected]
• Something else from our Retro section you might like: 16 pictures of Eastbourne in its heyday
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Construction of Beachy Head lighthouse, 1901
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Construction of Beachy Head lighthouse, 1901
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Construction of Beachy Head lighthouse, 1901
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Construction of Beachy Head lighthouse, 1901
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Construction of Beachy Head lighthouse, 1901