Gorleston South Pier Lighthouse


Gorleston South Pier Lighthouse and Coastwatch station is located in the town of Gorleston in the English county of Norfolk. The lighthouse and station is located at the end of the south pier of seaport on the south side of Great Yarmouth.

History

The first lighthouse was established here in 1852 was an octagonal brick tower of similar height to the present lighthouse building. The building today was built in 1955 and was also the harbourmaster's office, later re-located.

Operation

The light of today is mounted on the roof along with communications equipment, harbour control lights, and the fog horn that when used, sounds three blasts every 60 seconds. The lighthouse is operated by the Great Yarmouth Port Authority.
The watchtower is now home to the Gorleston Branch of the National Coastwatch Institution which has over 60 Volunteer members and act as the eyes and ears of HM Coast Guard. They crew watches from 0800hrs to 1900hrs in the winter and to 2130hrs in the summer, 7 days a week, 52 weeks of the year.