More information : [TA24967081] TOWER [GT] (1)
This tower is in very good condition. (2)
Old Lighthouse or Beacon Tower; octagonal tower of four storeys, said to date from c.1672. Grade II Building. (3)
See photograph.(4)
TA 27 SW FLAMBOROUGH LIGHTHOUSE ROAD (north side) 7/46 The Old Lighthouse (Formerly listed as Beacon Tower) 11.1.52 II*
Former lighthouse, 1674. Coursed chalk rubble with stone
dressings; later repairs in red and light brown brick. Octagonal
tower of 4 stages and brick parapet, all marked by moulded
string-courses. Boarded door in pointed red brick surround;
blocked door in pointed yellow brick to landward side.
Rectangular windows to upper 3 stages on seaward facing cardinal sides: stone surrounds with plain chamfers to reveals, sills,and lintels. Low roof behind parapet. Interior contains C20
wooden stairs and floors. This lighthouse, established as a
business venture by Sir John Clayton, was never used. (5)
TA 249 708. Old lighthouse. Scheduled No HU/190. (6)
TA 2497 7081. The old lighthouse, Flamborough. Scheduled RSM No 26510. Situated within a golf course. The lighthouse proved
uneconomical to run as voluntary dues from passing ships proved
inadequate, and from around 1840 until the turn of the century it
was used as a marine telegraph station. Listed Grade II*. (7)
Former lighthouse, 1674. Coursed chalk rubble with stone dressings; later repairs in red and light brown brick. Octagonal tower of 4 stages and brick parapet, all marked by moulded string-courses. Boarded door in pointed red brick surround; blocked door in pointed yellow brick to landward side. Rectangular windows to upper 3 stages on seaward facing cardinal sides: stone surrounds with plain chamfers to reveals, sills, and lintels. Low roof behind parapet. This lighthouse, established as a business venture by Sir John Clayton, was never used. Scheduled Monument, Grade I listed. (8)
Recorded by NRIM. (9)
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