Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00060:reg:2015:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00060
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 2015 (pt 3/17)
Character Range: 45704–49131

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 Significance: High
The lantern base 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).

Lighthouse fabric: 1846 Lantern base
© AMSA 2022
Description and condition
Original lantern base was formed within the top of the existing masonry tower walls. The earlier cast iron pedestal for the Fresnel lens is still located on this level, but not in service. Fixing positions of the original internal catwalk brackets into the masonry walls are visible.
       * Vents – original round vent openings still exist through masonry walls at this level. They are fit with circular brass regulators.
       * Door – there was no door in the original lantern base and the balcony was accessed through the existing doors in the lantern glazing from the internal catwalk.

Finish:                masonry wall: bare render
                       pedestal: painted
Condition:             There is fretting of the top course of sandstone masonry on the internal face, otherwise sound.

Integrity:             medium
Significance:          high
Maintenance:           keep in service
                       prepare and repaint at normal intervals
Rectification works:   none

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

Lighthouse feature: Lantern floor
© AMSA 2022
Description and condition
Recent floor of compressed fibre-cement sheet on frame of galvanised steel rectangular hollow sections (RHS) sections bolted together. The frame sits on the top of the tower wall around the edge.
       * Access opening – rectangular, with expanded metal mesh cover.
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 lantern floor is an essential part of the lighthouse – it maintains its significance due to the lighthouse being one of only five extant pre-1850 lighthouses in Tasmania (criterion b).

Lighthouse feature: Beacon
© AMSA 2022
Description and condition
Vega VRB-25 self-contained rotating beacon. Fitted with four fixed masks to stop parasitic flashes, suspended from an aluminium framework on top of the beacon.
Condition:             intact and sound
Integrity:             not assessed
Significance:          low
Maintenance:           keep in service
Rectification works:   none

Heritage significance: Low

Lighthouse feature: Pedestal
© AMSA 2019
Description and condition
Welded aluminium post, with flat plates welded top and bottom.
Finish:                bare aluminium
Condition:             intact and sound
Integrity:             high
Significance:          low
Maintenance:           keep in service
Rectification works:   none