It was built between 1872 and 1874 to guide ships through the narrow South Channel and was occupied by lighthouse keepers until 1925. The light ceased operation in 1985, having operated as a navigational beacon for 111 years, and fell into an era of neglect and vandalism. The structure was restored by Parks Victoria in 1998 in accordance with Heritage Victoria guidelines and relocated three kilometres off the coast of Rye Beach.[1][2]
south, channel, pile, light, single, storey, octagonal, lighthouse, port, phillip, victoria, australia, locationport, phillip, bayvictoriaaustraliacoordinates38, 3050, 7567, 3050, 7567towerconstructed1874foundationwooden, pilesconstructionwooden, towerautomate. The South Channel Pile Light is a single storey octagonal lighthouse in Port Phillip Victoria Australia South Channel Pile LightSouth Channel Pile LightLocationPort Phillip BayVictoriaAustraliaCoordinates38 18 3 S 144 45 4 E 38 3050 S 144 7567 E 38 3050 144 7567TowerConstructed1874Foundationwooden pilesConstructionwooden towerAutomated1925Height9 metres 30 ft Shapeoctagonal prism keeper s quarter with balcony around and lantern on the roofMarkingswhite lighthouse and golden balconyOperatorPort of Melbourne AuthorityHeritagelisted on the Victorian Heritage Register LightFirst lit1874Deactivated1985Focal height9 metres 30 ft Light sourceacetyleneRange2 nmi 3 7 km 2 3 mi CharacteristicFl W 3s It was built between 1872 and 1874 to guide ships through the narrow South Channel and was occupied by lighthouse keepers until 1925 The light ceased operation in 1985 having operated as a navigational beacon for 111 years and fell into an era of neglect and vandalism The structure was restored by Parks Victoria in 1998 in accordance with Heritage Victoria guidelines and relocated three kilometres off the coast of Rye Beach 1 2 The site is listed in the Victorian Heritage Register 3 See also Edit Australia portal Engineering portalChinaman s Hat Port Phillip West Channel Pile Light List of lighthouses in AustraliaReferences Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to South Channel Pile Light Port Phillip Parks Victoria Archived from the original on 26 October 2009 The South Channel Pile Light Lighthouses of Victoria Lighthouses of Australia Inc 2 Victorian Heritage Register VHR Number H1519 Victorian Heritage Database Heritage Victoria Retrieved 27 March 2011 This lighthouse related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a place in Melbourne is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title South Channel Pile Light amp oldid 1153616090, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
