Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00060:reg:2015:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00060
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 2015 (pt 2/17)
Character Range: 42779–46074

cultural significance.
Criterion listed under 'Heritage Significance' refer to the criterion satisfied within the specific Commonwealth heritage listing (see section 5.1).
(All images in sub-sections 4.1 and 4.2 - Source: AMSA)
Lighthouse feature: Lantern roof
© AMSA 2019
Description and condition
Recent 16-sided pyramidal roof of glass-reinforced-plastic panels on 1846 cast metal ribs and top ring.
       * Ribs – cast metal ribs
       * Inner skin – none
       * Ventilator – recent GRP replica of ball type ventilator, without ventilation holes
       * Wind vane – none
       * Lightning conductor – single spike on top of ventilator
       * Gutter – none
Finish:               painted
Condition:            intact and sound
Integrity:            high
Significance:         original fabric: high
                      other parts: low
Maintenance:          keep in service
                      prepare and repaint at normal intervals
Rectification works:  none

Heritage significance: High
The lantern roof is an essential part of the lighthouse (with the cast metal ribs and top ring being an original feature). The lantern roof retains significance due to the lighthouse being one of only five extant pre-1850 lighthouses in Tasmania (criterion b).
The lantern roof contributes to the aesthetic value of the lighthouse (criterion e).

Lighthouse feature: Lantern glazing
© AMSA 2022

Description and condition
Polygonal in form, with 16 sides. The vertical astragals extend from a base ring at lantern floor level up to the lantern roof – there is no separate lantern base.
       * Panes – flat rectangular glass. Two tiers of glass, with tier of blank panels below (forming the lantern base).
       * Astragals – vertical astragals of moulded profile with thickenings at intersections with horizontal astragals and at top and bottom. Horizontal astragals of similar moulded section.
       * Handholds – one on each vertical astragal, fixed to cover strips.
Finish:               bottom tier: blanking panels
                      astragals and glazing strips: painted
Condition:            intact and sound
Integrity:            high
Significance:         high
Maintenance:          keep in service, reglaze as necessary
                      prepare and repaint at normal intervals
Rectification works:  none

Heritage significance: High
The lantern glazing is an essential part of the lighthouse. It maintains significance due to the lighthouse being one of only five extant pre-1850 lighthouses in Tasmania (criterion b).
The lantern glazing contributes to the aesthetic value of the lighthouse (criterion e).

Lighthouse feature: Lantern base
© AMSA 2022
Description and condition
Formed by the bottom tier of the lantern glazing which has been re-fitted with blank panels (originally fully glazed).
       * Vents – recent cast cowls fitted over round vent holes in blank panels
       * Door – two doors set into the lowest tier of the lantern

Finish:               painted
Condition:            intact and sound
Integrity:            high
Significance:         blank panels and vents: low
                      other parts: high
Maintenance:          keep in service
                      prepare and repaint at normal intervals
Rectification works:  none

Heritage