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Hartland Point Lighthouse is a Grade II listed building〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=91201 )〕 at Hartland Point, Devon, England. The point marks the western limit (on the English side) of the Bristol Channel with the Atlantic Ocean continuing to the west. Trinity House, the lighthouse authority for England and Wales, have a lighthouse on the tip of the peninsula. ==History== Designed by Sir James Douglass construction began in Nov 1873 by contractor Mr Yerward of Wales under the supervision of resident engineer Henry Norris, Douglass and Norris having completed Souter Lighthouse in 1871. The tower is tall with the lamp being above mean sea level. The light could be seen up to away from the coast. It is protected by a long sea wall which was built in 1925 to prevent erosion of the rocks on which it stands.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.trinityhouse.co.uk/interactive/gallery/hartland_point.html )〕 It was blessed by Frederick Temple, Bishop of Exeter, who later became Archbishop of Canterbury, and the light was lit for the first time by Lady Stucley of Hartland Abbey during the opening ceremony on 1 July 1874.〔〔 The tower was automated in 1984 and controlled from Trinity House Operations Centre at Harwich in Essex.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.photographers-resource.co.uk/A_heritage/Lighthouses/LG2_EW/Hartland_Point_Lighthouse.htm )〕 Prior to automation the lighthouse was built with accommodation for four keepers and their families. The keepers' dwellings have since been demolished to make room for a Helipad to be constructed. This was necessary due to the precarious nature of the access road which is liable to frequent rock falls and landslips. Vehicular access is now very difficult and the gates tend to remain locked. The large concrete structures immediately to the south of the lighthouse were to provide the keepers with fresh water. Having carried out a thorough assessment of the requirements for Aids to Navigation off Hartland Point, Trinity House determined that the light at this location could be reduced to a nominal range of 8 nautical miles. This light can be more economically provided by a modern LED beacon in front of the original lighthouse, with no detriment to the safety of the Mariner.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.trinityhouse.co.uk/mariner_info/notice_to_mariners/f/01112011.html )〕 Consequently, the old light was decommissioned in 2012. The Lighthouse was marketed and sold by Trinity House at a £500,000 guide price, consisting of "the former lighthouse, three bedroom living accommodation over two storeys, various stores, a helipad and access via a surfaced road that leads up the cliff to the gated entrance. The site in total amounts to about 16 acres of cliff and coastline, and has the best sea views in the area."〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.trinityhouse.co.uk/commercial/redundant_items/archive/hartland_point_lighthouse_north_devon.html )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hartland Point Lighthouse」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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