Mumbles Lighthouse
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox lighthouse Mumbles Lighthouse, completed in 1794, is a lighthouse located in Mumbles, near Swansea.<ref name="Trinity">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The structure, which sits on the outer of two islands off Mumbles Head, is clearly visible from any point along the five mile sweep of Swansea Bay. Along with the nearby lifeboat station, it is the most photographed landmark in the village.
The tower has two tiers and initially two open coal fire lights were displayed.<ref name="Trinity"/> These open coal fire lights were difficult to maintain and were soon replaced by a single oil-powered light within a cast-iron lantern.<ref name="Trinity"/>
In 1860, the oil-powered light was upgraded to a dioptric light and the Mumbles Battery, a fort that surrounds the tower, was built by the War Department.<ref name="Jenkins">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In 1905, an occulting mechanism, where the light was made to flash, was fitted. This was partially automated in 1934.<ref name="Jenkins"/>
By 1977, the cast-iron lantern had deteriorated beyond repair and was removed. A different lantern was added in 1987.<ref name="Jenkins"/>
In 1995, the main light was replaced and an array of solar panels and emergency monitoring equipment were added.<ref name="Trinity"/>
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- Chesapeake Bay Lighthouse Project - The Mumbles Lighthouse
- “The Guns of Mumbles Lighthouse Island” by A History of Mumbles
- “Charlie Cottle - The Last Mumbles Lighthouse Keeper” by Carol Powell
- “The Women of Mumbles Head” by Carol Powell. This records the heroism during a storm, of the Ace Sisters, Jessie Ace & Margaret Wright
- Trinity House
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