Cape Byron Lighthouse Heritage Management Plan 2020
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significance
The following statement of significance is taken from the Cape Byron Lighthouse listing on the Australian Heritage Database (Place ID: 105599):
Cape Byron Lighthouse, opened in 1901, is significant as an important element in the establishment of marine aids to navigation along the New South Wales coast, and is important for its association with east coast
shipping since the beginning of the twentieth century. (Criterion a.) (Themes: 3.8.1 Shipping to and from Australian ports, 3.16.1 Dealing with hazards and disasters)
The Lighthouse is technically important for its early concrete block construction, for having been the first Australian installation of a mercury float mechanism pedestal, and for being the only Henry-Lepaute optic in Australia. (Criteria f. and b.)
The Lighthouse is dramatically located on
Image unavailable in extracted textthe top of a windswept cliff and is a dominant landscape feature free of modern intrusions. It has notable aesthetic values. (Criterion e.)
The place, located at the most easterly point of the Australian mainland, is visited by large numbers of people each year and has a high profile in the public imagination. It is well known as a key whale-watching spot. Its social value is considerable. (Criterion g.)