Striped vertically red and white tower, white gallery and lantern
Operator
Sydney Ports Corporation (light)
NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service (site)
Heritage
Heritage Act — State Heritage Register
Light
Focal height
27.4 metres (90 ft)
Lens
First order catoptric lens
Range
14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi)[note 1]
Characteristic
L Fl W 5s.
Building details
Design and construction
Architect(s)
Mortimer Lewis
New South Wales Heritage Register
Official name
South Head Signal Station
Type
State heritage (built)
Designated
18 April 2000
Reference no.
01436
Type
Signal Stations
Category
Transport – Water
Hornby Lighthouse, also known as South Head Lower Light or South Head Signal Station, is a heritage-listed active lighthouse located on the tip of South Head, New South Wales, Australia, a headland to the north of the suburb Watsons Bay. It marks the southern entrance to Port Jackson,[1] as well as lighting the South Reef, a ledge of submerged rocks.[2] It is the third oldest lighthouse in New South Wales.[3] Designed by Mortimer Lewis and listed on the (now defunct) Register of the National Estate[4] and on the New South Wales State Heritage Register since 2 April 1999, with the following statement of significance:[5]
A dominant Sydney landmark which appears to have been in continuous use since the 1840s as a controlling point for shipping entering and leaving Port Jackson. The building complex, designed by the Colonial Architect Mortimer Lewis in the early 1840s, is an architectural important example of an early Victorian public work associated with port activities.
— Statement of significance as listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register.
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^"Hornby Lighthouse Group, Hornby Light Rd, Watsons Bay, NSW, Australia (Place ID 2516)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
^"South Head Signal Station". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01436. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
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