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South Foreland Lighthouse
South Foreland Lighthouse
Brief description of war damage to village on the beach; the use of the Lighthouse during WW2
Short typed notes describing the ruinous state of houses in the Bay and the beach defences, and how the Lighthouse, restricted by the blackout, was only used for convoy work.
List of lighthouse keepers at South Foreland Lighthouse from 1741 to 1911
An incomplete list of the lighthouse keepers at South Foreland between 1741 and 1911 taken from the Genuki website. This is an incomplete as Trinity House records were destroyed during WW2.
North and South Foreland Lighthouses in 1745
From the History of Kent Vol II in "The Victoria County History of England" series, illustrations showing the North and South Foreland Lighthouses in 1745.