Belle Tout lighthouse, Beachy Head, East Sussex, England
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The Belle Tout lighthouse (also spelled Belle Toute lighthouse) is a decommissioned lighthouse and British landmark located at Beachy Head, East Sussex close to the town of Eastbourne. It has been called 'Britain's most famous inhabited lighthouse' because of its striking location and use in film and television. When it was built in 1834, the lighthouse was exactly 100ft (30.5m) from the cliff edge. But steady erosion of the soft chalk cliff brought the lighthouse closer and closer to the edge of the cliff. In 1999, the lighthouse was famously saved from falling into the sea by moving it in one piece on rails.
Submitted: 10/11/2017
Accepted: 17/11/2017
Belle Tout lighthouse, Beachy Head, East Sussex, England
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The Belle Tout lighthouse (also spelled Belle Toute lighthouse) is a decommissioned lighthouse and British landmark located at Beachy Head, East Sussex close to the town of Eastbourne. It has been called 'Britain's most famous inhabited lighthouse' because of its striking location and use in film and television. When it was built in 1834, the lighthouse was exactly 100ft (30.5m) from the cliff edge. But steady erosion of the soft chalk cliff brought the lighthouse closer and closer to the edge of the cliff. In 1999, the lighthouse was famously saved from falling into the sea by moving it in one piece on rails.
Submitted: 10/11/2017
Accepted: 17/11/2017