Hartland Point

Hartland Point Lighthouse is a Grade II listed building at Hartland Point in North Devon. The point marks the western limit of the Bristol Channel with the Atlantic Ocean on the English coast.
The lighthouse was designed by Sir James Douglass and construction began in 1873 with completion in 1874. The lighthouse was threatened by the undermining action of the sea to such an extent that they had to take rock from the cliff behind the lighthouse and move it down to form a barrier against the waves. This had to be repeated frequently until a permanent barrier and a sea wall 30 metres long and 6 metres high was constructed in 1925.
The optic a first order rotating catadioptric designed by Chance Brothers of Smethwick near Birmingham was first lit on 1st July 1874 and flashed alternately red and white, the pattern being two white flashes followed by one red flash every thirty seconds. The optic had ruby glass panels mounted on three of the nine lens panels, these panels were approximately double the width of the other 6 panels to compensate for the loss of intensity of light passing through the coloured glass.
The lighthouse was built with accommodation for four keepers and their families.
The light was electrified in 1927 and a new optic was installed once again designed and built by Chance Brothers of Smethwick. It was a biform (two tier) third order sextuple flashing rotating catadioptric optic and displayed six quick flashes in 7.5 seconds.
In 1959 the tower was connected to mains electricity and then in 1984 it was automated and controlled by Trinity House. The keepers dwellings were demolished and the area made into a helipad as access via road remains treacherous due to rock falls.
In 2012 the light was decommissioned and replaced by a modern LED beacon in front of the lighthouse. The lighthouse was then marketed and sold by Trinity House with a guide price of £500,000.