Godrevy Lighthouse, Maritime lighthouse in St Ives Bay, Cornwall
The white octagonal tower rises 26 meters above Godrevy Island, standing 300 meters from the mainland to mark the dangerous Stones reef.
The lighthouse construction followed the 1854 wreck of steamer Nile, when local mariner Richard Short petitioned Trinity House through public letters.
The lighthouse features in Virginia Woolf's novel 'To the Lighthouse', drawing inspiration from her 1892 visit to the Cornwall coast.
The structure transitioned from oil lamps to solar power in 1995, with the main light relocated to a steel platform in 2012.
Three lighthouse keepers maintained the warning system until 1934, when automation replaced manual operations and the original fog bell ceased functioning.
Location: Gwinear-Gwithian
Inception: March 1, 1859
Architects: James Walker
Height: 26 m
GPS coordinates: 50.23989,-5.39550
Latest update: May 16, 2025 08:36
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