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The Lizard Lighthouse is a lighthouse at Lizard Point in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, built to guide vessels passing through the English Channel. A light was first exhibited here in 1619, built thanks to the efforts of Sir John Killigrew, but it was extinguished and the tower demolished in 1630 because of difficulties in raising funds for its operation and maintenance. The current lighthouse, consisting of two towers with cottages between them, was built in 1751. Trinity House took responsibility for it in 1771, and it was automated and demanned in 1998.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lizard Lighthouse )〕 Originally both towers were lit, but since 1903 only the Eastern Tower has remained in use; the lantern has been removed from the Western Tower. Opened in 2009 with a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lighthouses )〕 the Lizard Lighthouse Heritage Centre is located in the lighthouse engine room, which still features some of the original engines. Interactive exhibits and displays focus on the history of the lighthouse, the life of a lighthouse keeper, and the role of lighthouses in sea safety. == Generator == The lighthouse's former generator is now in the collection of Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum.〔Birmingham Museums Trust accession record 1954S00295〕 It carries a plate marked:〔 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「Lizard Lighthouse」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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