History of Seaham - Stories and remarkable and memorable events in the history of Seaham Ships, Shipbuilding and the Docks Lighthouse at Seaham (August 1844)
Leeds Intelligence 10th August 1844
Seaham Lighthouse on Lighthouse Cliff (Sunderland Echo 11th July 1929)
The first lighthouse to be built, a temporary wooden structure, was burnt down in 1835. It was replaced the same year with a stone lighthouse on Lighthouse Cliff on the north side of the harbour. Another fire in 1856 burnt out the interior, but the shell remained intact. This lighthouse continued in use until 1905 when the new dock and piers carried the entrance to the harbour much further out to sea and a new lighthouse was constructed. The old lighthouse remained as a landmark until 1940. Lighthouse Cliff is also the site of the old coastguard station
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