Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00078:reg:2015:p5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00078
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 2015 (pt 5/18)
Character Range: 51697–54860

being the oldest of the Bass Strait lights, and due to it being one of only four extant pre-1850 lighthouses in Tasmania (criterion a, criterion b).
The tower walls contribute to the aesthetic value of the lighthouse (criterion e).
The tower walls (with its rubble base and shaft with contrasting smooth freestone capital) exemplifies a unique design and form of construction (criterion f).

Lighthouse feature: Windows
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Description and condition
Finish:                frames and sashes: bare metal glass: clear
Condition:             intact and sound
Integrity:             high
Significance:          original openings: high
                       recent sashes and frames: low
Maintenance:           keep in service, replace broken panes as required
Rectification works:   none

Six original window openings with fixed glazing in stainless steel sashes and frames.

Heritage significance: High
The original window openings are an essential part of the lighthouse. They maintain significance due to the lighthouse being the oldest of the Bass Strait lights, and due to its being one of only four extant pre-1850 lighthouses in Tasmania (criterion a, criterion b)
The tower windows contribute to the aesthetic value of the lighthouse (criterion e)

Lighthouse feature: Door
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Description and condition
1845 door opening. Later timber framed and sheeted door with stainless steel vent cover, hung in timber door frame. Secured with hasp and staple and CLS padlock. Stainless lock box added to door in 2011 after illegal entry took place.
Finish:                painted
Condition:             sound
Integrity:             medium
Significance:          high
Maintenance:           keep in service, prepare and repaint at normal intervals
Rectification works:   none

Heritage significance: High
The original door opening is an essential part of the lighthouse. It maintains significance due to the lighthouse being the oldest of the Bass Strait lights, and due to it being one of only four extant pre-1850 lighthouses in Tasmania (criterion a, criterion b).

Lighthouse feature: Intermediate floors
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Description and condition
Two intermediate landings, of slate slabs carried on rolled iron beams built into the tower walls.
Original intermediate floors at lower levels have been removed when the cast iron stair was installed, but their positions are marked by projecting ledges inside the tower walls.
Finish:                painted
Condition:             intact and sound
Integrity:             high
Significance:          high
Maintenance:           keep in service, prepare and repaint at normal intervals
Rectification works:   none

Heritage significance: High
The intermediate floors are an essential part of the lighthouse. They maintain significance due to the lighthouse being the oldest of the Bass Strait lights, and due to it being one of only four extant pre-1850s lighthouses in Tasmania (criterion a, criterion b).

Lighthouse feature: Stairs
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Description and condition
Cast iron spiral stair integrated with central weight tube/column, rising from the ground floor to a floor two storeys below the