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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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Asset lifecycle (3 events)
- Feu du Château de Brest harbor-light tower installed at Grève du Château de BrestSource: Feu du Château de Brest harbor-light tower · Target: Grève du Château de BrestSources: Jean-Christophe Fichou lighthouse inventory (via Gaëlle Lardeux correspondence, 2026), Château de Brest - Inventaire Général du Patrimoine Culturel, 3Fi089-090 - CHATEAU DE BREST - Wikimedia Commonshigh
- 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
- Feu du Château de Brest harbor-light tower demolished Grève du Château de BrestSource: Feu du Château de Brest harbor-light tower · Target: Grève du Château de BrestSources: Jean-Christophe Fichou lighthouse inventory (via Gaëlle Lardeux correspondence, 2026), Jetée ouest, port de commerce (Brest), 1932 - Brest premier port baliseur de Francemedium
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- The Harbor Light Below the Castlelost_light_memory
- Le feu de port au pied du châteaulost_light_memory
Source Evidence
- Château de Brest - Inventaire Général du Patrimoine Culturel
- 3Fi089-090 - CHATEAU DE BREST - Wikimedia Commons
- La lumière électrique sur les côtes de France - Persée
- Jean-Christophe Fichou lighthouse inventory (via Gaëlle Lardeux correspondence, 2026)
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"Feu du Château de Brest harbor-light tower" · LUX-ASSET-000625 · © LUX143 · Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International · https://light.lux143.org/heritage-assets/LUX-ASSET-000625/
Citation
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.