Tower Of Former Low Lighthouse

The Tower of the former Low Lighthouse is a lighthouse tower built in 1852, with a later addition of a water tank. It was constructed for Trinity House and is made of brick with an ashlar facing. The tower is tapered and round, featuring an entrance on the east side. It has four storeys and is topped by a cylindrical water tank surrounded by railings. The base of the tower is stepped and approximately 4 metres high, with a short projecting timber platform leading to a square-headed entrance that has a quoined surround. The tower also has blocked windows with eared and shouldered surrounds and a coved cornice.

This lighthouse is the last of a series of Low Lights that were erected since the 17th century and serves as a successor to the earliest lighthouses in the country. It was originally approached by a footbridge from the peninsula. The lighthouse was superseded by the new Spurn Lighthouse and ceased operation in 1895. After its decommissioning, it was used as an explosives magazine and later as a water tower.