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A lighthouse was constructed on Gunfleet Sands, in a horseshoe shaped bay within the western part of the sandbank in 1852 and still stands today. The structure is iron lattice built on seven screw piles driven into the sands. A hexagonal living space is placed on top of this and finally the light at the summit. The light could be seen for 10 miles. The lighthouse was decommissioned in the 1920s. It is currently used as a weather station (http://www.lighthouseeclips.org.uk/).
Caption: Gunfleet Lighthouse
Photo courtesy: Michael Millichamp