West Channel Pile Light
West Channel Pile Light, Heritage-listed lighthouse in St Leonards, Victoria, Australia.
Description
West Channel Pile Light is a lighthouse built on timber piles with a concrete platform supporting an octagonal two-story tower. The structure contains keeper quarters and a lantern room that continues to mark shipping routes through Port Phillip Bay.
History
Built in 1881 by contractor Robert Thornton, this lighthouse replaced a lightship that had operated since 1854. The original lantern and upper tower from the earlier vessel were repurposed in the new structure.
Culture
The lighthouse embodies the working relationship between sea and land that shaped the region's maritime identity. Visitors can observe the spaces where keepers once lived while maintaining watch over shipping routes.
Practical
The lighthouse sits on the water and access depends on weather and tide conditions, so planning ahead is important. Sturdy footwear is recommended since the timber platform can be slippery in wet conditions.
Did you know?
This pile light is one of only two functioning examples in Australia that combines a working lighthouse with built-in keeper quarters and original nineteenth-century light technology. The rarity of this design makes it a notable survivor of a specific era in maritime engineering.
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