Warden Head Light, Maritime navigation beacon in Ulladulla, Australia.
Warden Head Light is a 12 m wrought iron lighthouse on Warden Head, a headland south of Ulladulla guarding the Port of Ulladulla entrance. Its riveted iron plates, made at Joseph Mather's Wollongong foundry, form the shell, with 2.3 m buried in the concrete foundation. Three timber floors connected by iron ladders lead to a small balcony on cast iron brackets with a plain iron handrail.
First recommended in 1868, the tower was designed by the Colonial Architect's Office under James Barnet and built in 1873 by Joseph Mather on the Ulladulla Breakwater. In 1889 it was moved to Warden Head under Barnet's supervision. The light was automated in 1920, and the keeper's house was moved to Milton in 1922.
Warden Head takes its name from shipwright brothers David and James Warden; the headland was previously called Long Nose Point. The lighthouse itself is also known as Ulladulla Lighthouse, and its light still guides vessels into the Port of Ulladulla.
The grounds are accessible by road, with parking available at Warden Head. The tower itself is closed to the public. The light and tower are operated by Transport for NSW.
The tower's 12 m shell was riveted from wrought iron plates cast at Joseph Mather's Wollongong foundry, then assembled on the Ulladulla Breakwater in 1873. When it was moved to Warden Head in 1889, the whole structure was relocated. Its original Chance Brothers optical apparatus from the oil-wick era is still inside.
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