Vaucluse Bay Leading Lights

The Vaucluse Bay Leading Lights are active lighthouses guiding sailors down the Eastern Channel into Sydney Harbour. The distance between the two lights is 945 metres.

They are among the four lighthouses said to be designed, but not, by architect Maurice Festu in a style now sometimes called “Disney Castle”, the others being Grotto Point Light and Parriwi Head Light.

Vaucluse Front Light
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Vaucluse Bay Front Leading Light
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Title	Address	Description
Parriwi (Rosherville) Light	53B Parriwi Rd, Mosman NSW 2088, Australia	Parriwi (Rosherville) Light
Hornby	S Head Heritage Trail, Watsons Bay NSW 2030, Australia	Hornby
Grotto Point	Lighthouse Track, Balgowlah Heights NSW 2093, Australia	Grotto Point
Vaucluse Bay Front Leading Light	80A Wentworth Rd, Vaucluse NSW 2030, Australia	Vaucluse Bay Front Leading Light
Vaucluse Bay Rear Leading Light	12A Wentworth Rd, Vaucluse NSW 2030, Australia	Vaucluse Bay Rear Leading Light

Keepers

We need your help in compiling a list of keepers for this lighthouse. If you have any information then send it to keeper@lighthouses.org.au.

Please include this lighthouse’s name, the keepers full name and what years they were keepers. Also include the same information for any other lights they were on.

Technical Details

First Exhibited	1884
Permanent Tower
Current Tower	1910
Status	Active
Location	Front: Lat. 33°50'58.3"S Long. 151°16'26.1"E Rear: Lat. 33°51'29.4"S Long. 151°16'22.6"E
Original Optic
Current Optic
Automated
Demanned
Construction	Concrete
Height	7.9 m
Elevation	16m
Range	5 NM
Character	F R
Intensity
Light Source
Power Source
Operator	Sydney Ports Corporation
Custodian
Notes

NB: Information is historical data and is not for navigational purposes.

Access

The leading lights are operated by the Sydney Ports Corporation. Viewing the Front light from the street (80 Wentworth Road) is very difficult due to the steep terrain so the lighthouse is best viewed from the water. The Rear light is easily seen from 12 Wentworth Road

Site Access

Both lights are located on private land and are not accessible to the public.

Tours

Accommodation

Museum

Associated Lighthouses

Parriwi Head (Rosherville)

Grotto Point

Links

The master mariner who was a leading light behind the leading line, Daily Telegraph 7 August 2015

Sources

Ron Fehlberg
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Garry Searle