The Old Lighthouse is a Grade II* listed building in the East Riding of Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 January 1952. A C17 Lighthouse.
The Old Lighthouse
- WRENN ID
- buried-timber-holly
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Bridlington and The Wolds MP: Charlie Dewhirst (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 January 1952
- Type
- Lighthouse
- Address
- The Old Lighthouse, Lighthouse Road, Flamborough
- OS grid reference
- TA 249 708
- Coordinates
- 54.118, -0.08961
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Lighthouse, a former lighthouse built in 1674, is constructed of coursed chalk rubble with stone dressings, with later repairs made in red and light brown brick. The structure features an octagonal tower divided into four stages, topped with a brick parapet that has moulded string-courses. There is a boarded door set in a pointed red brick surround, and a blocked door in a pointed yellow brick on the landward side. The upper three stages on the seaward-facing cardinal sides have rectangular windows with stone surrounds that include plain chamfers on the reveals, sills, and lintels. The low roof is situated behind the parapet. Inside, there are 20th-century wooden stairs and floors. This lighthouse was established as a business venture by Sir John Clayton but was never used.
Local climate
The Old Lighthouse receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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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