Sheringham Point Light

Sheringham Point Light
British Columbia
Location Sheringham Point
Vancouver Island
British Columbia
Canada Canada
Coordinates 48°22′36.1″N 123°55′15.6″W / 48.376694°N 123.921000°W / 48.376694; -123.921000Coordinates: 48°22′36.1″N 123°55′15.6″W / 48.376694°N 123.921000°W / 48.376694; -123.921000
Year first constructed 1912
Automated 1988
Construction concrete tower
Tower shape hexagonal frustum tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern whte tower, red balcony and lantern
Height 19.5 metres (64 ft)
Focal height 22 metres (72 ft)
Original lens Third-order Fresnel
Current lens none, green light
Characteristic Fl G 15s.
Admiralty number G5292
CHS number CCG 0186
NGA number 13800
ARLHS number CAN-458
Managing agent Sheringham Point Lighthouse Preservation Society[1]

Sheringham Point Lighthouse is located on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, near the community of Shirley. Built in 1912, it is still used for navigation.

The lighthouse and surrounding property is currently owned by the Canadian Coast Guard and fenced off, though the lighthouse can be seen easily from a trail beside the fence. As of 2005, the Sheringham Point Lighthouse Preservation Society is working to acquire the property from the Coast Guard and turn it into a public park.

Sheringham Point Lighthouse Preservation Society

The Sheringham Point Lighthouse Preservation Society (SPLPS) was established in 2003 by local residents of Shirley, British Columbia, when the Canadian Coast Guard suggested deeming the Sheringham Point Lighthouse and its surrounding lands as 'surplus'. The SPLPS's mission is “to preserve the Sheringham Point Lighthouse structures and property; to ensure, through education, research, community action and consensus building, that the Sheringham Point Lighthouse, surrounding property and historic access routes remain accessible to the community and visitors now and in the future; to document and recognize the historical importance of the Sheringham Point Lighthouse and those who lived and worked there.”[2]

In 2010, the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) officially declared the lightstation and surrounding lands surplus. [3]

The SPLPS has applied for the Sheringham Point Lighthouse to be named a National Heritage Site, which would mean that it would be protected by the Canadian Government. The Society will know if it is successful by 2015. Meanwhile, the Society and the Capital Regional District (CRD) have been working together to acquire the station and lands to create a park accessible to the public. There is, however, the possibility that the lands could be sold to a private developer or awarded to the First Nations (provided they can prove ancestral significance of the land).

There are over 200 active members of the SPLPS and more than 4,000 signed supporters across Canada.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of British Columbia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
  2. ↑ http://www.sheringhamlighthouse.org/splps/society.html
  3. ↑ http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/infocus-alaune/2010/02/index-eng.htm

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