It is replaced often. Built in 1902, for almost 80 years, the Beachy Head lighthouse was manned by three lighthouse keepers. Their job was to maintain the light, which was operational 24-hours a day.

The repainting of Beachy Head lighthouse off East Sussex is almost complete, following a campaign to raise the £27,000 needed for the work. Martin Griffin, whose company is overseeing the project ...

But now Beachy Head lighthouse is to be left to fade to grey – because it costs too much to repaint. The wind and wave-blasted granite tower, standing at the foot of the chalk cliffs near ...

Since 1670, a light has shone from the cliffs of Beachy Head, warning ships away from doom on the rocks. But now the current lighthouse, which has shone interrupted since 1902, may be switched off ...

they offer a program that puts you in control of the lighthouse for one or two weeks. Beachy Head, at 530 feet above sea level, is a chalk sea cliff on the southern coast of England. At the base ...

Beachy Head lighthouse, before its lick of paint Credit: Gareth Fuller/PA After a campaign, which raised £27,000, to revive the fading stripes of Beachy Head lighthouse, the painting has been ...

A team of workers applied copper-based primer paint at the top of the 141ft Beachy Head lighthouse in Eastbourne, East Sussex. Five coats of paint will later be added to give the structure a fresh ...

The Eastbourne and Winningdon MP Nigel Waterson said the lighthouse at Beachy Head should stay because smaller vessels rely on it. Trinity House has put its draft plan out for consultation until ...

A LIGHTHOUSE has been transformed with a spectacular light projection to raise awareness of British coastlines. Belle Tout Lighthouse at Beachy Head was lit up with an array of different colours ...

Image source, David Lay The 148ft (33m) lighthouse took two years to build and was completed in February 1902. Image source, David Lay Image caption, Beachy Head was automated in 1993 when the ...

The crack stretches a couple of metres along a section cliffs close to the Belle Tout lighthouse near Beachy Head near Eastbourne. There have been several cliff falls in the area, including one in ...

A woman has drowned after she was dramatically swept out to sea after trying to take photos of a famous lighthouse. Dora Mango, 26, died near Beachy Head in Eastbourne, Sussex on October 24 during ...