Lighthouse
Phare de Walde
Also known as: Phare de Walde, Feu de Walde, Walde, Waldam, Walde Lighthouse, Ancien phare de Walde
Phare de Walde (Marck, Pas-de-Calais): metal Mitchell-system screw-pile structure on the Domaine Public Maritime Naturel east of Calais. Mérimée: first lighting 15 December 1859; automation from 1897; 1986 déclassé en f...
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At a glance
Place
- Country
- France
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Locality
- Not recorded
- Water area
- English Channel / North Sea boundary — Calais / Pas-de-Calais approaches
- Coordinate source
- OSM node 3627204490 (source=Shom-DAM, 2019. Balisage maritime; INSPIRE FR000002669700001); Mérimée PA62000166 text localisation Marck / DPM
Identity
- LUX ID
- LUX-LH-000991
- Review status
- approved
- Object kind
- Lighthouse
- Mobility
- fixed
Structure
- Status
- lost navigational light; MH-inscribed metal screw-pile structure remains standing
- Construction date
- Not recorded
- Tower height
- Not recorded
- Tower form
- Not recorded
- Material
- Not recorded
- Daymark / colour scheme
- Not recorded
- Focal height
- Not recorded
- Light height
- Not recorded
Signal
- Light characteristic
- Not recorded
- Light intensity
- Not recorded
- Light range
- Not recorded
- Light number
- Not recorded
- Operation
- Not recorded
- Legacy light IDs
- Not recorded
- Call sign
- Not recorded
- Lens / optics
- Not curated
Position
- Latitude
- 50.9935
- Longitude
- 1.91476
Light Signature
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Names & naming history
- Phare de Walde
- Feu de Walde
- Walde
- Waldam
- Walde Lighthouse
- Ancien phare de Walde
Heritage identity & evidence
Identity
- LUX ID
LUX-LH-000991- Type
- Lighthouse
- Object kind
- Lighthouse
Review & coverage
Showcase approvedReadiness publication-approvedAccepted map pinNo public image availableNo accepted field claims
External identifiers
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Key source-backed claims
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Claim evidence
Status
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Latitude
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Key sources
9 active / 9 total in-archive source links. Full sources below
External Identity Graph
- LUX Light ArchiveLUX-LH-000991 Canonical LUX ID
Local identity anchor for the record and related claims.
- Source URLs9 active / 9 total in-record source links Record source URLs
record provenance · Record-level source URLs are listed in the source provenance section.
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History and connections
Lifecycle summary
Current status: lost navigational light; MH-inscribed metal screw-pile structure remains standing
Coordinate roles
- structure position · OSM node 3627204490 — Shom-DAM 2019 Balisage maritime attribution (FR000002669700001)
Related places and objects
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Evidence and data
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- Phare de Walde50.9935, 1.91476
Source Evidence
- POP / Mérimée — Phare de Walde (PA62000166)Inspected 2026-09-17. Official Monuments historiques notice: localisation Hauts-de-France / Pas-de-Calais (62) / Marck; first lighting 15 December 1859; automated from 1897 (no keepers thereafter); 1986 déclassé en feu, lantern removed and replaced by a solar-powered signal; inscrit MH by arrêté 22 June 2022 (édifice in totality on Domaine Public Maritime Naturel); propriété de l'État. Notice last modified 8 September 2026. Accepted identity / protection lead; not yet Source Capture.
- FRCPM — Le phare de Walde sera-t-il sauvé ?Inspected 2026-09-17. FRCPM page: metal screw-pile structure (Mitchell & Saunders system lead); sandbank off Calais / Hemmes de Marck; still used as amer; EPAC MH request June 2021 → inscription June 2022; original lantern at Boulogne-sur-Mer harbour master's offices; corrosion / preservation campaign. Build 'vers 1856' conflicts with Mérimée first-lit 1859 — open. Discovery lead for construction type and preservation context.
- Journées européennes du patrimoine — Phares des Hauts-de-France (Fort Risban, Calais)Inspected 2026-09-17 (utm stripped). Official JEP event page: FRCPM exhibition at Fort Risban powder magazine; JEP slots 19–20 September 2026; body states exhibition 10–20 September with EPAC spotlight on Phare de Walde preservation. Event/context lead only — not a station fact source.
- Phares et Balises — Ancien phare de WaldeInspected 2026-09-17. Specialist FR page: alias Waldam; hexagonal dwelling on metal structure screwed ~5 m into sand; Mitchell system; official withdrawal 4 September 2000; final extinguishing 4 July 2001; original optic renovated 1986 now at Boulogne capitainerie. Extinguishing dates conflict with Mérimée 1986 déclassement framing — adjudicate before field promotion.
- Wikipedia — Phare de WaldeFrench Wikipedia discovery lead: English-built metal structure arrives 1857; service 1859; focal height ~11 m above highest sea; propane explosion damage 1953; unused for navigation since 4 July 2001; inscrit MH 22 June 2022. Corroboration only — prefer Mérimée / FRCPM / Phares-et-Balises for claims.
- Sites & Monuments — Il faut sauver le phare de Walde !Inspected 2026-09-17. France-scoped uniqueness: sole metal screw-pile lighthouse still in place in France. Explicit dual height: ~18 m above ground and ~11 m above highest sea. Structure imported 1857, lit two years later; 1986 solar déclassement; finally extinguished July 2001. Resolves height conflict; supports multi-phase build vs first-lit reading.
- Wikisource — Les Phares et les Balises des côtes de France (review of Reynaud 1864)19th-century review of Léonce Reynaud's 1864 official mémoire describes Walde as a simple platform on iron piles 11 m above the upper sea level facing Calais. Primary mémoire/atlas plates not yet inspected; treat as contemporary secondary support for the 11 m highest-sea measure.
- Wikipedia — Screw-pile lighthouse / Spit Bank LighthouseEN Wikipedia frames Walde as the only remaining screwpile lighthouse in France (discontinued 1998, lantern removed). Spit Bank Lighthouse (Cork Harbour, Ireland, Mitchell, 1851–53) remains in use — counters unverified 'last in Europe' claims. Discovery / comparative lead only.
- POP / Mérimée — Phare de Walde (PA62000166)Official POP/Mérimée notice PA62000166: Phare de Walde édifice in totality on Domaine Public Maritime Naturel; inscrit MH by arrêté 22 June 2022; propriété de l'État. Supports structure-asset identity for the standing metal screw-pile fabric. Does not invent optic model, Chance order, or Boulogne lantern custody facts.
- OpenStreetMap node Phare de Walde (Shom-DAM 2019 Balisage maritime attribution)Inspected OSM node 3627204490 (WGS84 50.9935026, 1.9147573). Tags cite source=Shom-DAM, 2019. Balisage maritime and stable INSPIRE identifier FR000002669700001. Live SHOM WFS GetFeature required credentials in this environment; accept the OSM-captured Shom-attributed point as structure position. CMNF mammalogy field report (50°59'36.79"N 1°54'53.02"E) corroborates within ~6 m. Wikidata Q3378432 P625 matches but lacks references — corroboration only.