Upper Lighthouse Or Pharos

The Upper Lighthouse, also known as the Pharos, was built between 1836 and 1840 and opened in 1840. It is almost certainly designed by Decimus Burton and cost £1,770 to construct. The lighthouse is made of ashlar red sandstone and features a rusticated and vermiculated base. It has a square plan with battered walls, clasping buttresses, and a moulded cornice. The entrance door is framed by an "Egyptian" surround. The cylindrical stem of the lighthouse has a moulded base and includes four unmoulded round-arched windows and four oculi at the top. A balcony supported by console-shaped brackets features a cast iron balustrade. The summit is octagonal with a moulded cornice on console-shaped brackets, and it has a door with an unmoulded surround and marginal glazing bars, along with a planked opening on the west side.