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WEST PIER LIGHTHOUSE AND SIGNAL STATION

An early fifties view

By John Quinton

These photos, taken by my father in the early fifties, show the lighthouse, the signal post with its semaphore signal for controlling the entry and exit of vessels, and the mast with its cone. I think the cones were hoisted as storm warnings - perhaps someone could confirm. I would also be interested to know when the signal post was removed.

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This page was added by John Quinton on 25/07/2009.

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The weather vane and the lighting conductor seen on top of the lighthouse in the first photo are both exhibited at Newhaven Local & Maritime Museum as is the Storm cone seen in the second photo. The cone was hoisted to warn of an impending storm and depending on the wind direction, for a North Wind the cone was hoisted point upwards and for a South wind the cone was hoisted point downwards.

By Richard Beckett
On 25/07/2009