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Pencarrow Head cast-iron lighthouse tower kit
Supporting Heritage Journey asset for the Pencarrow Head story: the cast-iron lighthouse tower kit tendered to Messrs Cochrane and Company of Woodside Iron Works, Dudley, shipped to Wellington in packages and erected at Pencarrow Head before the 1 January 1859 lighting.
Identity role
- Imported tower kitPencarrow Head
Cochrane and Company cast-iron tower kit that makes the UK-built lighthouse origin visible alongside the Chance optic.
Relationship Explorer
- Installed atPencarrow Head Lighthouse1858 – 1859accepted
The Pencarrow Head tower kit arrived in Wellington in 480 packages in 1858, was transferred to Pencarrow Head, hauled up to the site, and was ready for the first lighting on 1 January 1859.
- Manufactured byCochrane and Company, Woodside Iron Works, Dudley1857accepted
The Pencarrow Head cast-iron tower kit was tendered to Messrs Cochrane and Company of Woodside Iron Works, Dudley, in 1857.
Timeline and Relations
- manufactured by Cochrane and Company, Woodside Iron Works, Dudley1857
The Pencarrow Head cast-iron tower kit was tendered to Messrs Cochrane and Company of Woodside Iron Works, Dudley, in 1857.
- installed at Pencarrow Head Lighthouse1858 – 1859
The Pencarrow Head tower kit arrived in Wellington in 480 packages in 1858, was transferred to Pencarrow Head, hauled up to the site, and was ready for the first lighting on 1 January 1859.
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Asset lifecycle (33 events)
- Pencarrow Head cast-iron lighthouse tower kit manufactured by Cochrane and Company, Woodside Iron Works, DudleySource: Pencarrow Head cast-iron lighthouse tower kit · Target: Cochrane and Company, Woodside Iron Works, DudleySources: NZHistory - Slow beginnings, Chance Heritage Trust - Pencarrow Head Lighthousehigh
- Pencarrow Head Lighthouse Chance Brothers lens manufactured by Chance Brothers Smethwick WorksSource: Pencarrow Head Lighthouse Chance Brothers lens · Target: Chance Brothers Smethwick WorksSources: Chance Heritage Trust - Pencarrow Head Lighthousemedium
- Pencarrow Head cast-iron lighthouse tower kit installed at Pencarrow Head LighthouseSource: Pencarrow Head cast-iron lighthouse tower kit · Target: Pencarrow Head LighthouseSources: NZHistory - The lighthouse and its surroundings, NZHistory - Pencarrow Lighthouse timeline, Chance Heritage Trust - Pencarrow Head Lighthousehigh
- Pencarrow Head Lighthouse Chance Brothers lens installed at Pencarrow Head LighthouseSource: Pencarrow Head Lighthouse Chance Brothers lens · Target: Pencarrow Head LighthouseSources: NZHistory - New Zealand’s first lighthouse lit, NZHistory - The lighthouse and its surroundingshigh
- Pencarrow Head Lighthouse Chance Brothers lens commissioned Pencarrow Head LighthouseSource: Pencarrow Head Lighthouse Chance Brothers lens · Target: Pencarrow Head LighthouseSources: NZHistory - New Zealand’s first lighthouse lit, NZHistory - The lighthouse and its surroundingshigh
- Tory Island Chance Brothers hyper-radial optic manufactured by Chance Brothers Smethwick WorksSource: Tory Island Chance Brothers hyper-radial optic · Target: Chance Brothers Smethwick WorksSources: Hyperradiant Fresnel lens - Tory Island entry, Chance Heritage Trust - Tory Island (Thoraigh, Toraigh)high
- Tory Island Chance Brothers hyper-radial optic historically part of Tory Island LighthouseSource: Tory Island Chance Brothers hyper-radial optic · Target: Tory Island LighthouseSources: Irish Lights - Tory Island Lighthouse, Hyperradiant Fresnel lens - Tory Island entrymedium
- Cape North relocated Chance Brothers Fresnel lens installed at Cape North LighthouseSource: Cape North relocated Chance Brothers Fresnel lens · Target: Cape North LighthouseSources: Cape North Lighthouse - Chance replacement lensmedium
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LUX Light Archive, Heritage asset: "Pencarrow Head cast-iron lighthouse tower kit", LUX-ASSET-000632, https://light.lux143.org/heritage-assets/LUX-ASSET-000632/, accessed 2026-07-08, archive v0.24.86.