Description

Designed by colonial architect, Alexander Dawson, the Hornby Lighthouse was built in 1858 following the tragic wrecking of the DUNBAR at the foot of South Head, near Watsons Bay.

Hornby was the third lighthouse to be built in New South Wales.

Located at Vaucluse in Sydney’s Eastern suburbs is  Macquarie Lightstation (1818), designed by Francis Greenway. It was redesigned to closely resemble Greenway’s original design by James Barnet, and reconstructed in 1880.

The second lighthouse to be built in NSW was the Nobbys Head Light in 1854, and is located at the entrance to Newcastle Harbour. Like Hornby Light, it was designed by the NSW Government Architect, Alexander Dawson, and was built to guide vessels safely into the Hunter River.

Sources: ‘Hornby Lighthouse’, NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service;  ‘Macquarie Lightstation’, Sydney Harbour Trust; ‘Nobbys Head Lighthouse – Newcastle’, VisitNSW.com