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First Heugh Lighthouse (1846-1915)


The first Heugh Lighthouse on the Headland at Hartlepool was built in 1846. It was probably the first successful gas-lit lighthouse in the world. In 1915, during the First World War, the lighthouse was taken down because it  stood in the way of the guns at Heugh Battery. A temporary light on Town Moor was used until 1927 when the second Heugh Lighthouse was built.

Heugh Lighthouse 1846
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The Heugh Lighthouse
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Heugh Lighthouse
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Lighthouse Hartlepool Headland pre-1914
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Inside The Old Heugh Lighthouse
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'The Great Sacrifice' by James Clark
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Old Heugh Gas Burning Lamp
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Temporary Lighthouse
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