Kozhikode Beach Light House — Attraction in Kerala

Calicut Lighthouse

The British port of Calicut initially lay between the North Pier and South Pier, with a lighthouse and flagstaff. The Calicut lighthouse was built in February 1847. According to William Logan's Malabar Manual, it was a 102.5 feet high laterite lime column, which was visible ten miles into the sea, on a clear day. Its light was visible at 14 miles from the sea, in the night.

The British port limit was extended by a mile north towards Bhatt Road in 1902-03. This was to provide for handling dangerous cargo like kerosene oil and gunpowder away from the busy stretch between the two piers. The port went through a modernisation phase, as part of this northward extension. Both the piers were repaired and the lighthouse was shifted close to the North Pier, in 1902. The new 49 feet high lighthouse, is a white cylindrical masonry tower situated at 11°15'30.3"N (latitude) and 75°4609.0E (longitude). Designated with an Admiralty No: F0686, the Calicut lighthouse is marked on navigational charts with the characteristics FI(2)W6s. This is technical data conveying information that it emits two white flashes, every six seconds

It has been almost fifty years since the last ship called at Calicut. Lighthouses all over the world have either become obsolete or upgraded themselves, adding other modern aids. But the Calicut lighthouse has not changed and continues to faithfully flash its old-fashioned beams into the sea, almost waiting forlornly for that one ship that might come over the horizon, spreading her sails, seeking black gold and other riches of the...

KOZHIKODE LIGHTHOUSE In 1847, a 33-meter (108 ft) tower was erected using stones in lime mortar. The light was a fixed one with wick lamp using coconut oil, and a metal reflector was placed on the back of it. The light was improved in 1881 using a fourth-order fixed optic transferred from Armagon lighthouse. Mr. Ashpitel, an engineer with the Public works department, who was deputed to study on lighthouses in Madras Presidency in 1885, recommended the height of the tower be reduced to improve the efficiency of light. A new tower 15 meters (49 ft) high was erected in 1903 and using the available optic and an occulting mechanism imported from England; the light was converted from fixed to occulting. Further modifications were done in 1924 by converting the light to a flashing one using acetylene gas flasher. The light was converted to LED flashing light using solar...

Kozhikkode Lighthouse is a defunct light in the Kozhikkode District of Kerala. It was constructed in 1907.The first lighthouse was constructed in 1847 at a height of 33 meters (108 ft). The current tower is 15 meters (49 ft) and is painted white. Kozhikode or Calicut lighthouse is automated, and an LED flasher apparatus is in use. Pazhassiraja Museum and Art Gallery is beautifully located among the picturesque settings of Kozhikode and it is an ultimate destination for the historians and aficionados of art and literature. The art gallery is located in the vicinity of the museum and exhibits a number of paintings of Kerala's respected artists, including the Raja Ravi Varma, and Raja Varma, who were the connoisseurs of paintings and other performing arts. It is said that these paintings tell tales from the past and gives a visual...