Nelson Head Light

Nelson Head Light, also known as Nelson Head Inner Light, is since 2003 an inactive unusual lighthouse, which is Australia built on the headland Nelson Head, northeast of the city of Nelson Bay in New South Wales. It is located near the Halifax Park, on the southern coast of Port Stephens. The lighting was the conduct of vessels in this port.

This lighthouse is unusual because it has no tower. The light shone through a window of a lantern room. The lighting was was later mounted outside the building.

History

The station was built in 1872 with four kerosene lamps on a wooden tower.

The small country house was built three years later and the first fired in 1876 by ​​a three-meter- large window. The light was installed in an octagonal lantern room, which was connected to the country house. In this building 14 guards the Maritime Service Board were housed until 1985.

1946, the firing was electrified in 1984 and automated. Until 1986, the Nelson Head Lighthouse and Rescue Station Trust supported the preservation of the house.

In 1990, the Royal Volunteer Coastal Patrol owners and today the building is managed by the Marine Rescue New South Wales with the Port Stephens Volunteer Coastal Patrol Division and Royal. 1995, the light is replaced by a solar powered lamp, which was located outside of the building at the location of the previous lamp. In early 2003, it was declared and removed unnecessary.

The house now serves as a maritime museum.

Visitor

The building is open and accessible daily on a street of Nelson Bay. It is a tourist attraction of Port Stephens and is a listed building.