Maplin Lighthouse 1841 – 1931
On the Burnham waterfront, a model lighthouse attracts attention from tourists and locals.
The model, constructed by the Rotary Club of Burnham-on-Crouch and the Dengie Hundred, represents The Maplin Lighthouse, constructed on Maplin Sands at the mouth of the Crouch. First lit on the 10th February 1844 and finally abandoned on the 24th August 1931, it was washed away in the following year.
Three keepers were assigned to this station with two continually on duty at any one time.
This lighthouse has been helping mariners locally for over 90 years. The Rotary movement has been helping people for over 100 years and is now worldwide.
Donations are collected in the model’s base and will go to local charities. This model is therefore still in service, helping us to help people locally and further afield.