Lighthouse at Beachy Head by a new structure, a site was chosen for the purpose on the foreshore, between low-water of springtides and that of neap-tides, about 14 mile eastward of the tower at " Belle Toute " and abont 700 feet out from the cliff. From this position a clear open seaward arc of 213 degrees 16 minutes is obtainable, viz., from G1 degrees 56 minutes west of north to 84 degrees 48 minutes east of north.On this site a granite tower, containing seven habitable rooms, with the necessary fresh-water tanks, coal-stores, landing, etc., has been erected, surmounted by a lantern in which is installed a '' first order " flashing light, the focal plane of which is 103 feet above high-water of spring-tides, with a geographical range of about 16 miles. The structure w a~ designed by Mr. T. Matthews, M. Inst. C.E., Engineer-in-Chief to the Trinity House.The tower, at the base, is cylindrical in form for a depth of 9 feet 2 inches, is 47 feet in diameter, and is founded 9 feet 6 inches below low-water of ordinary spring-tides. The shaft of the tower, starting from the rock-surface, is a concave elliptic frustum, the generatiag curve of which has a transverse semi-axis of 158 feet, and a conjugate semi-axis of 44 feet, with a gallery-course corbelling out to a diameter of 23 feet 6 inches. The tower is built solid to a height of 10 feet 2 inches above high-water of spring-tides, and is constructed with a granite face and Portland cement concrete hearting, Figs. 1 and 2, Plate 4. For the next 4 feet 2 inches of its height it is similarly constructed, with the exception that fresh-water tanks to contain 1,600 gallons are formed in the centre. Above the tanks, which are 8 feet in diameter and 6 feet in height, tbe tower, to the top of the gallery-course, is constructed entirely Downloaded by [ University of Liverpool] on [15/09/16].