Green Point Lighthouse, Cape Town
Encyclopedia
The Green Point Lighthouse, Cape Town was the first solid lighthouse
structure on the South Africa
n coast, first lit on 12 April 1824.
Lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire, and used as an aid to navigation for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways....
structure on the South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n coast, first lit on 12 April 1824.
Senior lightkeepers
| from | until | years | name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1823 | John Fell | ||
| 1840-07-01 | 1844 | ~4 | W Daniels |
| 1845-07-21 | 1859 | ~14 | G Murray |
| 1860-01-23 | 1878-05-21 | 18 | J Hopson |
| ~1885 | H Franks | ||
| 1888 | J White | ||
| 1889 | 1894-04-05 | ~5 | N Johnson |
| 1895 | 1901 | ~6 | T Steele |
| 1901-09-22 | W S West | ||
| ~1916 | 1924-03-31 | ~8 | R W Holmes |
| 1924-04-15 | G W Ratcliffe | ||
| ~1928 | E D Bayes | ||
| ~1939 | 1942-03-07 | ~3 | T F Addison |
| 1942 | T H Browning | ||
| 1942 | 1951-08-11 | ~9 | A W Edwards |
| 1948-10-17 | 1951-12-18 | 3 | J G Roth |
| 1951-12-07 | 1955-06-24 | 3 | W G R Hayward |
| 1955-07-01 | 1959-12-12 | 4 | T L C Addison |
| 1960-01-27 | 1964-01-26 | 3 | J P Rossouw |
| 1964-01-28 | 1968-06-26 | 4 | D M Stewart |
| 1968-06-25 | 1971-12-31 | 3 | A W Barratt |
| 1972-01-10 | 1978-04-30 | 6 | L W Vallance |
| 1978-05 | 1980-11-07 | 2 | J H E Laubscher |
| 1980-12 | 1985-03-01 | 4 | P S Theron |
| 1985-02-18 | 1990-11-13 | 5 | R M Smith |
External links
- Green Point Lighthouse (Cape Town, South Africa), Lighthouse Depot
- Green Point [CT
], The Lighthouse Company