High Light (Lighthouse Attached to Rear Wing of Number 8) is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 July 1950. Lighthouse.

High Light (Lighthouse Attached to Rear Wing of Number 8)

WRENN ID
brooding-spire-bittern
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Blyth and Ashington MP: Ian Lavery (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 July 1950
Type
Lighthouse
Address
High Light (Lighthouse Attached to Rear Wing of Number 8), NE24 3AX
OS grid reference
NZ 319 813
Coordinates
55.12548, -1.50007
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

High Light is a lighthouse attached to the rear wing of Number 8, built between 1780 and 1790. It was heightened twice in the late 19th century and early 20th century. The lower part of the lighthouse is made of squared stone from the 18th century, while the upper sections are constructed of brick and are colour-washed. The tower is slightly tapered and circular, with the lower part divided into four stages by horizontal bands. There is a doorway on the north side, which is sheltered by a small added porch. The lighthouse features quatrefoil or cross loops at the cardinal points, some of which are blocked. The upper part has two bands on moulded corbels and two windows facing south. The flat roof is surrounded by a railing supported by knobbed spiral standards.

Inside, the 18th-century section contains a stone newel stair, and there are ladders in the top section. The lighthouse operated alongside the Low Light, which was rebuilt in 1936, until 1985, when it was replaced by modern navigation aids and repainted in a mushroom colour instead of white.

Local climate

High Light (Lighthouse Attached to Rear Wing of Number 8) receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 75% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 20 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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