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Broadness Lighthouse (Broad Ness, Fiddlers Reach, River Thames)
United Kingdom
Between Greenhithe and Northfleet the river makes a big loop round Swanscombe Marshes and the Broad Ness Lighthouse guides vessels from St. Clement's Reach into Northfleet Hope.
This is the sixth lighthouse and is 23 miles from London Bridge.
It was established in 1885 but a new light tower was erected in 1975 and it was converted to electricity in 1981.
Although today at 43 feet high it shows a light visible for 12 miles the future of both Stone Ness and Broad Ness look uncertain as they become unstable through river erosion.
| Manufacture Date | 1885 |
|---|---|
| Lighthouse Construction | 1975 (station established 1885) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Commissioning Body | Port of London Authority's Thames Navigation Service |
| Lens Order | 4th order |
| Lens Type | Fixed |
| Status | publish |
| Light Character | Occulting red 5s |
| Lighthouse Markings | 43ft high red steel tripod support tower with midway platform |
| Management Body Ports Authority | Port of London Authority's Thames Navigation Service |
| Preserver | Port of London Authority's Thames Navigation Service |
| Coastal Erosion Vulnerability | 1 |
| Open Status (Site) | Open |
| Open Status (Tower) | Closed |
| Coordinates | 51.4670592815,0.3100446908 |
| Other | photo - David Anstiss / Broadness Lighthouse / CC BY-SA 2.0 Broad Ness Lighthouse, © Mike Millichamps Admiralty A2124. |