Medway Head Lighthouse Poster

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The lighthouse on Medway Head was known as the Port Medway Lighthouse until that name was transferred to the tower built on the wharf at Port Medway in 1899. Thereafter, the structure marking the western side of the entrance to Port Medway Harbour was known as the Medway Head Lighthouse.

The first lighthouse on Medway Head was a combination dwelling and tower constructed in 1851 and shown in the historic photograph on this page. Note the dark rectangles on the dwelling that served as a daymark.


1851 Medway Head Lighthouse
Photograph courtesy Nova Scotia Archives and Records
The lantern atop the dwelling was a three-sided window glazed with 17 x 11 inch glass panes separated by iron sashes. Four lamps and three twelve-inch reflectors were being used in the lantern in 1874, requiring roughly 160 gallons of oil each year. In addition to the lighthouse, two other buildings, measuring 25 x 15 feet and 22 x 11 feet, were found at the station in 1874. One of these str...

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