Bradleys Head Light

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| image = Bradleys Head Lighthouse Sydney.jpg

| caption = Bradleys Head Light in 2008

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| location = Bradleys Head, Port Jackson, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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| yearbuilt = 1905

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| foundation = Rock

| construction = Concrete tower

| shape = Cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern

| marking = White tower and lantern

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| designation1_date = 18 April 2000

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The Bradleys Head Light is an active heritage-listed lighthouse at Bradleys Head, a headland protruding from the north shore of Sydney Harbour in the suburb of Mosman, New South Wales, Australia. It is the sibling of Robertson Point Light. The site is owned and managed as part of the Sydney Harbour National Park by the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, an agency of the Government of New South Wales; while the light is managed and operated by Sydney Ports Corporation. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 18 April 2000.{{cite NSW SHR|5051364|Bradleys Head Light Tower |hr=01430 |fn=10/03713; |accessdate=2 June 2018}}

History

The light was introduced in 1905 as a navigation marker and warning light to ships entering and leaving the harbour. A fog siren was added in 1906 and modified in 1936. The concrete structure was introduced in 1949.{{cite book |author=Anglin Associates |date=1990 |title=Maritime Services Board Heritage and Conservation Register: Sydney Harbour |page=3004}}

The tower was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 18 April 2000.

Description

The tower is constructed of timber and concrete.{{cite book |author=Travis Partners Pty Ltd, Architects, Planners |date=1986 |title=Mosman Heritage Study |page=11}} The lighthouse design is similar to the 1934 design at Robertson's Point. Its light characteristic is occulting green light with a cycle of three seconds (Oc.G. 3s), the same as Robertson Point Light.{{cite rowlett|nsws|accessdate=2010-08-29}}{{cite ngall|111|2009|127}} Listed as "Bradley, head". It is mounted on a rock and connected to the shore by a footbridge.

Visiting

The site is open and accessible to the public, but the tower itself is closed. Parking is available at the end of Bradleys Head Road. Close to the lighthouse is the foremast of the cruiser {{HMAS|Sydney|1912|6}}, a monument for Australian sailors killed at war.

Gallery

Bradleys Head Light low tide.jpg|Bradleys Head Light at low-tide, showing the foundation

Bradleys Head Lighthouse historic.jpg|Historic view of Bradleys Head Lighthouse showing the Sydney Harbour Trust workboat Aurora in the background. Note the different light source and the bell

Bradleys Head Light and HMAS Sydney foremast.jpg|Bradleys Head Light on the right. Foremast of HMAS Sydney on left

References

= Bibliography =

{{cite web |year=2007 |title=Taronga to Balmoral Walk |url=http://www.visitnsw.com.au/Operator.aspx?ProductId=9019674 }}{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
{{cite web |author=Attraction Homepage |year=2007 |title=Bradleys Head Light Tower |url=http://www.mosman.nsw.gov.au/mosman/recreation/walks}}
{{cite book |author=Anglin Associates |date=1990 |title=Maritime Services Board Heritage and Conservation Register: Sydney Harbour |number=3004}}
{{cite book |author=Travis Partners Pty Ltd, Architects, Planners |date=1986 |title=Mosman Heritage Study |number=11}}
{{cite book |author=Heritage Unit, Department of Public works & Services |date=1999 |title=Marine Ministerial Holding Corporation S170 Register }}