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 ...

Beachy Head lighthouse will be allowed to return to natural granite because the cost of painting it red and white can no longer be justified. Lighthouse authority Trinity House said the lighthouse ...

Beachy Head lighthouse towers 148ft from the foot of white cliffs in the South Downs National Park Painters have begun work to restore the red and white stripes of the landmark Beachy Head ...

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 ...

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 ...

In a campaign backed by Eddie Izzard, John Craven and Bill Bryson, more than £27,000 was raised to pay for the revamp of the Beachy Head lighthouse in Eastbourne, which has begun after being ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...