Flamborough Head, E Yorkshire - Lighthouse - Bamforth postcard c.1970s

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• Picture / Image:  Flamborough Head and Lighthouse, East Riding of Yorkshire
• Publisher:  Bamforth 'Color Gloss' (57)
• Postally used:  no
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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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Flamborough Head (/ˈflæmbərə/ or /-brə/) is a promontory, 8 miles (13 km) long on the Yorkshire coast of England, between the Filey and Bridlington bays of the North Sea. It is a chalk headland, with sheer white cliffs. The cliff top has two standing lighthouse towers, the oldest dating from 1669 and Flamborough Head Lighthouse built in 1806. The older lighthouse was designated a Grade II* listed building in 1952 and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England.^[1] The cliffs provide nesting sites for many thousands of seabirds, and are of international significance for their geology.

Flamborough Head Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located at Flamborough, Yorkshire. England. Flamborough Head Lighthouse acts as a waypoint for passing deep sea vessels and coastal traffic, and marks Flamborough Head for vessels heading towards Scarborough and Bridlington.

The first lighthouse on Flamborough Head from 1669 was never lit.^[5] The present lighthouse, designed by Samuel Wyatt and costing £8,000 to build, was first lit on 1 December 1806. The current electric fog signal was installed in 1975, replacing older equipment. In the past, warnings in foggy weather were provided by rockets, discharged every 5 minutes and reaching an altitude of 600 feet (180 m). The last lighthouse keepers left on 8 May 1996. Trinity House operate tours of the lighthouse seasonally.^[6] This is now a Grade II listed building.^[7]