Description and History of Site:-
Heugh Lighthouse. On the Headland at Hartlepool adjacent to the Heugh Gun Battery Museum. Built in steel and has the date '1926' above the door. It replaced an earlier lighthouse which was demolished in the First World War because it had obstructed the guns when the battery was returning fire against the trio of German battle cruisers which on 19 December 1914 bombard the town.
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Key Words :- lighthouse steel WWI
Viewing the Site :- Can be viewed from the public road or footpath (Coastal Path)
Address :- Moor terrace, The Headland, Hartlepool, Durham, TS24 0PS
Grid Ref :- NZ 53196 33807
Co-ordinates :- Lat 54.696495 , Long -1.176156
Local Authority :- Hartlepool Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- Durham
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Site Condition :- Operational site, in use for original purpose
Site Dates :- 1926 -
Contributor :- Charles Morris - 1 July 2015
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © Charles Morris
Grid Ref :- NZ 53196 33807
Co-ordinates :- Lat 54.696495 , Long -1.176156
Local Authority :- Hartlepool Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- Durham
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Site Condition :- Operational site, in use for original purpose
Site Dates :- 1926 -
Contributor :- Charles Morris - 1 July 2015
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © Charles Morris