Welcome to Sheringham Point Lighthouse

Sheringham Point Lighthouse is a designated National Heritage Lighthouse, located in Shirley, British Columbia. The Lighthouse is owned, operated and cared for by the Sheringham Point Lighthouse Preservation Society, a non-profit charity based in Shirley. The Lighthouse Site is open every day for the public to visit, enjoy and appreciate.
Please join with us and help protect the Lighthouse and its surrounding environment, as well as nearby features, for the benefit of the community. And help us ensure that this remarkable historical icon — a symbol of our shared heritage and care for one another — will continue standing tall and telling its stories for many generations to come.
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LIGHTHOUSE “LIGHTS UP” AGAIN
When Sheringham Point Lighthouse was first illuminated, in September of 1912, Eustace Arden lit an oil lamp to provide the light source for the 3rd Order Fresnel Lens that had been installed in the lantern room. The Fresnel Lens focused the light into a powerful beam that could be seen…