Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L01231:reg:2016:p7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L01231
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 2016 (pt 7/14)
Character Range: 54476–57722

engraved 'This lighthouse was erected in the year 1898–1899 by J & R Duff, contractors, Hobart'.
CLS Graffiti: Two timber boards nailed to internal door frame at ground floor, with names of crew members of Cape Don on service visits in 1979 and 1984.
Chance Brothers: Recently installed replica brass plate engraved 'Chance Brothers & Co, Lighthouse Engineers & Constructors, near Birmingham – 1898 –' on interior of lantern room door.

Condition            sound
Integrity            high
Significance         Builder's plate: High
                     Chance Brothers replica: moderate
                     CLS Graffiti: moderate
Maintenance          none
Rectification works  rectification works

Heritage significance: High
The plaques and inscriptions are historically notable features of the only remaining intact structure of the lightstation complex (criterion b).
The Builder's plate is an original feature of a lighthouse exhibiting one style of late 19th century lighthouses. The CLS graffiti inscription and Chance Brothers replica plaque are notable historic features of the lighthouse (Criterion d).
Lighthouse feature: Outbuilding remnants
© AMSA 2020
Description and condition
Concrete floor slabs and scattered broken bricks from two small buildings are located to the north of the base of the tower, within the AMSA area.
One of the slabs appears to incorporate machine bases and may have been a timber-walled engine house. The other appears to have had brick walls.
Condition            stable
Integrity            not assessed
Significance         high
Maintenance          none
Rectification works  none

Heritage significance: High
The building remnants indicate the location of the former residences on site. The Cape Sorell Lighthouse is the only remaining intact structure in its lightstation complex (Criterion b).

Lighthouse feature: Helipad
© AMSA 2020
Description and conditions
Small square concrete slab on the ground.
Condition            sound
Integrity            high
Significance         low
Maintenance          none
Rectification works  none

Heritage significance: Low

  4.2 Related objects and/or associated AMSA artefacts

The following objects are associated AMSA artefacts on site at Cape Sorell Lighthouse.
© AMSA 2020
Artefact description    Storm glazings
Maximo ID               AR0733
Location in Lighthouse  Ground floor
Condition               Intact and sound

  4.3 Comparative analysis
Although significantly shorter, Table Cape Lighthouse shares a number of similarities with Cape Sorell. Table Cape Lighthouse, located along the northern coast of Tasmania, was constructed in 1888 and is composed of brick and masonry. Like Cape Sorell, Table Cape was also designed by Huckson & Hutchison and similarly fitted with a 2nd Order Chance Bros. light.
Figure 15. Cape Sorell Lighthouse, first lit 1899 (© AMSA, 2014)
Figure 16. Table Cape Lighthouse, first lit 1888 (Source: AMSA)
Other Tasmanian lighthouses designed by Huckson & Hutchison include:
    * Mersey Bluff Lighthouse (1889) – brick tower designed by Huckson and fitted with a 4th Order Chance Brothers lantern.
    * Tasman Island Lighthouse (1906) – prefabricated cast-iron tower designed by Huckson and Hutchison and fitted