Tangasseri Lighthouse

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Tangasseri Lighthouse
Thangassery Light House, Kollam.jpg
Thangassery Lighthouse
Tangasseri Lighthouse is located in Kerala
Tangasseri Lighthouse
Kerala
Location Tangasseri, Kollam, India
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Year first constructed 1902
Foundation reinforced concrete
Construction masonry tower
Tower shape cylindrical tower with double balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern Red and White diagonal stripe
Height 41 metres (135 ft)[1]
Focal height 42 metres (138 ft) above mean sea level
Original lens 700 mm 2nd order 3 panel revolving optic inside 3.65 m diameter Lantern House (Chance Bros)
Intensity 1,27,950 cds (230V 400W*3 Metal Halide Lamps)
Range 26 nautical miles (48 km; 30 mi)
Characteristic Fl (3) W 15s.
Admiralty number F0720
NGA number 27504[2]
ARLHS number IND-109[3]

Tangasseri Lighthouse or Thangassery Lighthouse is situated in Tangasseri, near Kollam in the Indian state of Kerala. It is one of two lighthouses in the Kollam Metropolitan Area and is maintained by the Chennai Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships.[4][5] In operation since 1902,[6] the cylindrical lighthouse tower painted with white and red oblique bands[7] has a height of 41 metres (135 ft), making it the tallest lighthouse on the Kerala Coast.[8]

History

Prior to construction of the lighthouse, the British East India company had installed a tower with an oil lamp. In 1902 they commissioned Tangasseri Lighthouse, which by 1930 had suffered cracks in the tower that required jacketing masonry to be installed.[9] The light source was modified in 1932, 1940, 1962, 1967, 1990 and 1994.[10]

Location

The lighthouse is located on the coast at Tangasseri in Kollam city and is the only location in India that still maintains Anglo-Indian culture. Tangasseri is home to remnants of an ancient Portuguese built coastal defence, the St Thomas Fort, a Portuguese Cemetery, a canal, the ancient port of Quilon and the Infant Jesus Cathedral.[11][12][13]

Visitors are allowed access to the lightouse between 10 am and 5 pm.[14]

Gallery

  • Thangaseri light house.jpg

    An old picture of Thangasseri lighthouse

  • Tangasseri beach lighthouse

  • A look at the inside of Thangaserry light house from below.

  • Information board in Thangassery Lighthouse

See also

References

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  7. ↑ Lighthouses in Kerala
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