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Feu du Château de Brest harbor-light tower

Vanished harbor-light tower at la grève below the Château de Brest foot. 12 m cylindrical stone turret, first lit 1 December 1905, occulting white/red/green sectors; electrification uncertain (Persée 1920, Fichou 1924); extinguished 1940 after median construction. Documented on Archives municipales de Brest postcard 3Fi089_090.

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  • Current hostGrève du Château de Brest (historical harbor-light site)accepted
  • DemolishedGrève du Château de Brest1940accepted

    Fichou inventory records that the feu was extinguished in 1940 after median construction in front; port embankment works continued to transform the castle-foot shoreline.

  • Installed atGrève du Château de Brest01/12/1905accepted

    The Feu du Château harbor-light tower was first lit on 1 December 1905 at la grève below the Château de Brest — a 12 m cylindrical stone turret with occulting white, red, and green sectors.

  • ModifiedGrève du Château de Brest1920 – 1924accepted

    Electrification date is uncertain: Persée records 1920; Fichou inventory cites 1924. Both remain open pending primary document review.

Timeline and Relations

  • installed at Grève du Château de Brest01/12/1905

    The Feu du Château harbor-light tower was first lit on 1 December 1905 at la grève below the Château de Brest — a 12 m cylindrical stone turret with occulting white, red, and green sectors.

  • modified Grève du Château de Brest1920 – 1924

    Electrification date is uncertain: Persée records 1920; Fichou inventory cites 1924. Both remain open pending primary document review.

  • demolished Grève du Château de Brest1940

    Fichou inventory records that the feu was extinguished in 1940 after median construction in front; port embankment works continued to transform the castle-foot shoreline.

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  1. Feu du Château de Brest harbor-light tower modified Grève du Château de BrestSource: Feu du Château de Brest harbor-light tower · Target: Grève du Château de BrestSources: La lumière électrique sur les côtes de France - Persée, Jean-Christophe Fichou lighthouse inventory (via Gaëlle Lardeux correspondence, 2026)medium
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LUX Light Archive, Heritage asset: "Feu du Château de Brest harbor-light tower", LUX-ASSET-000625, https://light.lux143.org/heritage-assets/LUX-ASSET-000625/, accessed 2026-07-03, archive v0.24.42.