South Foreland Lighthouse

South Foreland Lighthouse

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South Foreland Lighthouse
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South Foreland Lighthouse is a Victorian lighthouse on the South Foreland used to warn ships approaching the nearby Goodwin Sands. It went out of service in 1988 and is currently owned by the National Trust.

South Foreland was the first lighthouse to use an electric light. By 1875 the lighthouse was using carbon arc lamps powered by a steam-driven magneto.
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