Register a Lighthouse – Chance Heritage Trust

Know a Chance Brothers lighthouse that isn’t on our map yet? Use the form below to send us the details. Every submission is checked by our team before it appears on the map — nothing goes live automatically, so please tell us where the information comes from. Only the first few questions are required; add as much or as little of the rest as you know. Please only add a photo you own or that is cleared for use — we check image rights before anything is shown.

URL

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

The lighthouse

Lighthouse name(Required)

Country(Required)

If you can, add the region too, e.g. "United Kingdom. England" or "Australia. New South Wales".

Location (town, area or nearest place)(Required)

Enough for us to pin it accurately on the map.

Latitude (optional)

Decimal, e.g. 54.5136. Point to the lighthouse itself; if you are not sure, leave blank and just give the location above.

Longitude (optional)

Decimal, e.g. -3.6367. Point to the lighthouse itself; if you are not sure, leave blank.

The Chance Brothers connection

What is the Chance Brothers connection?(Required)

e.g. Chance Brothers made the lens/optic, the lantern, or something else.

What did Chance make?

If you chose "Other", please describe what Chance made

Only needed if you selected "Other / not sure" above.

Current status of the light and the Chance lens(Required)

Lens order (if known)

e.g. first-order, hyper-radial

Lens type (if known)

e.g. dioptric, catadioptric, revolving

Evidence

Where does this information come from?(Required)

A book, an archive, a heritage register, the keeper's own knowledge... This is the most important field - it lets us verify before publishing.

More detail (all optional)

Date built / first lit

Light character

The flash pattern, e.g. "2 white flashes every 10s".

Tower construction and markings

Materials, and the paint scheme / daymark.

Commissioned by

Managed or preserved by now

Condition

Coastal erosion or climate concerns

Open to visitors — the site / grounds?

Open to visitors — the tower?

Accommodation available?

Yes

Website

Feature tags (optional)

Any that apply - these add extra markers on the map.

Short history or story

Photo (optional - please read)

Photo

Accepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif, webp, Max. file size: 256 MB.

Only upload an image you own or that is cleared for use. We check image rights before any photo goes live.

Photo credit line

How the photographer / source should be credited.

Photo permission

I confirm I own this image or it is cleared for use, and I am happy for it to be shown with the credit above.

About you

Your name(Required)

Your email(Required)

So we can follow up if we need to check anything. We only use it for that, and it is not published. See our privacy policy.

Your connection to this lighthouse (optional)

e.g. keeper, visitor, researcher, ALK member.