September 3, 1890
On the North Sea coast of eastern England, a lighthouse in the town and civil parish of Southwold was officially inaugurated. Construction on Southwold Lighthouse began in 1887 under the supervision of James Nicholas Douglass (1826-1898), engineer-in-chief of Trinity House from 1862 to 1892. (Trinity House is the official authority for lighthouses in England, Wales, Gibraltar, and the Channel Islands.)
Southwold Lighthouse, which was automated in 1938, remains in operation today as a navigational aid for vessels traveling in that region of the North Sea. Over time, this 102-foot (31-meter) lighthouse has achieved several noteworthy cultural claims to fame. These include television appearances in the legal drama series Kavanagh QC and the children’s show Grandpa in My Pocket.
The lighthouse has also been formally honored by Adnams, a brewery based in Southwold. This company, which was founded in 1872, named one of its pale ales “Lighthouse” as a nod to the brick tower’s longtime status as a regional landmark. In addition, Adnams has featured images of Southwold Lighthouse in the company’s promotional materials.
Photo Credit: Lighthouse at Southwold by Roger Jones (https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/62944) – licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en
For more information on Southwold Lighthouse, please check out https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southwold_Lighthouse
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