THE LIGHTHOUSE ON LEGS

Living in the land locked Midlands it is necessary to travel at least 90 miles to reach tidal water and the sight of a real lighthouse. One such area is the Severn Estuary ( which is tidal with a vengeance ) and the Bristol Channel.

I have long been intrigued by the lighthouse on the beach at Burnham on Sea ( it reminds me of one of Mussorgsky`s "Pictures from an Exhibition" ) so in April 2003 an  opportunity to spend a few days in North Somerset gave me the chance to investigate.

I gather that Trinity House have long ago passed control of the Burnham lights back to the local authority, and I have yet to find out exactly who that is, but Trinity House were very much involved around the time the two main structures were built in 1832 though there is some interesting history before that date.

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