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            In 1863 Trinity House erected a pair of cast iron screw-pile lighthouses on the beach, used until 1917 to guide ships around Landguard Point. They served as leading lights and functioned in conjunction with a third lighthouse (a sector light established in 1861) on Landguard Point itself: from seaward the two Dovercourt lights aligned indicated the initial course of approach; vessels would keep to this course until the colour of the Landguard light was seen to change from red to white, whereupon the vessel would take a northerly course into Harwich Haven.[8] When first built the Dovercourt lights used oil lamps and reflectors, and both displayed a fixed (i.e. steady) light. In 1878 the High Light was improved with the installation of a prismatic lens assembly, and in the early 1900s it was given a flashing characteristic following the introduction of gas, in place of oil, as the illuminant for both lights.[9]

In 1917 Harwich Harbour Board took over responsibility for navigation marks in the vicinity and chose to mark the deep-water channel with a series of lighted buoys, rendering the lighthouses redundant. The lights were discontinued, but the structures left in situ. In 1975 both lighthouses were designated as a scheduled monument, together with the stone causeway which runs between them.[10] They were restored in the 1980s;[11] however, following a detailed survey they were placed on Historic England's Heritage at Risk Register in 2019.[12]   , thanks to Wikipedia

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Camera:	Canon EOS R6
Lens:	EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	121
Focal Length:	88mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Bulb
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