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Managing Organization:
Mark and Louise Roberts/Belle Tout Lighthouse
Contact Address Information:
Abbey Pynford, 2nd Floor, Hille House
132 St Albans Rd
Watford, Herts
, WD2 4AE, United Kingdom
Notes:
This lighthouse was replaced by Beachy Head Light in 1902. It was badly damaged during WWII when it was used for bombing practice. It was moved back 70 feet from the eroding cliff in 1999. The Belle Tout Lighthouse was used as a location for the TV adaptation of Fay Weldon’s "Life and Loves of a She-Devil."
Description of Tower: White conical stone tower.
This light is not operational
Date Established: c. 1800
Date Present Tower Built: 1832
Tower Moved?
1999
Date Deactivated: 1902
Current Use: Privately owned.
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