page_title: Southwold Lighthouse
section_title: Buildings
hierarchical_section_title: Southwold Lighthouse / Buildings
caption_attribution_description: English: The Sole Bay Inn and Southwold lighthouse
context_page_description: Southwold Lighthouse is a lighthouse operated by Trinity House in the centre of Southwold in Suffolk, England. It stands on the North Sea coast, acting as a warning light for shipping passing along the east coast and as a guide for vessels navigating to Southwold harbour.
  The lighthouse, which is a prominent local landmark, was commissioned in 1890, and was automated and electrified in 1938. It survived a fire in its original oil-fired lamp just six days after commissioning and today operates a 180-watt main navigation lamp. This lamp has a range of 24 nautical miles.
context_section_description: The lighthouse is 31 metres (102 ft) tall, standing 37 metres (121 ft) above sea level. It is built of brick and painted white, and has 113 steps around a spiral staircase. Two keeper's cottages were built next to the lighthouse rather than living quarters being made in the lighthouse itself.
  The lighthouse is a Grade II listed building. Guided visits are run by the Southwold Millennium Foundation.
  The lighthouse was the site of charity abseil events in 2009, 2011 and 2013. The events raised money for the Southwold lifeboat operated by the RNLI from Southwold harbour.
caption: Southwold Lighthouse
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