The Lighthouse on the West Harbour arm, Ramsgate Royal Harbour
The Port of Ramsgate (also known as Port Ramsgate, Ramsgate Harbour, and Royal Harbour, Ramsgate) is a harbour situated in Ramsgate, south-east England, serving cross-Channel freight traffic and smaller working and pleasure craft. It is run on behalf of the public by the local authority, Thanet District Council. A car passenger ferry service to Ostend operated by TransEuropa Ferries was suspended in April 2013. The lighthouse situated on the West harbour arm was built in 1842 and is 11m high; it is a Grade II listed building. The lighthouse is active and emits a continuous red light; (originally the light varied from red to green depending on the height of the tide at the harbour entrance). It replaced an earlier lighthouse by Benjamin Dean Wyatt, which had been poorly positioned and suffered damage from passing ships. Now powered by electricity, originally it was lit by an oil lamp, with a fourth-order Fresnel lens. Carved in the stonework of the lighthouse are the words 'PERFUGIAM MISERIS', which are translated as 'refuge for those in need
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Location: Ramsgate Harbour, Ramsgate, Kent
Photo credit: © John Gaffen / Alamy / Afripics
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