In 1996, a young TV reporter bought an abandoned 1830s lighthouse after it failed to sell at auction; he turned its 110-foot tower into an eight-storey home
- Burnham-on-Sea High Lighthouse, PC: WikipediaStanding on Berrow Road in Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, Burnham High Lighthouse looks more like a giant white chimney than a house.
- Built for Trinity House in the 1830s, the circular brick tower was designed by Joseph Nelson to work alongside Burnham’s Low Lighthouse and guide ships through the shifting waters of the Bristol Channel.
- Sources differ slightly on its height, with figures ranging from about 30 metres to 33 metres, so it is safest to describe the tower as around 110 feet tall.
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- Burnham-on-Sea High Lighthouse, PC: WikipediaStanding on Berrow Road in Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, Burnham High Lighthouse looks more like a giant white chimney than a house.
- Built for Trinity House in the 1830s, the circular brick tower was designed by Joseph Nelson to work alongside Burnham’s Low Lighthouse and guide ships through the shifting waters of the Bristol Channel.
- Sources differ slightly on its height, with figures ranging from about 30 metres to 33 metres, so it is safest to describe the tower as around 110 feet tall.
Sources: Times of India