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Before the Second World War, the East Lighthouse was inhabited by the naturalist and artist Sir Peter Scott who bought a large area of the Ouse Washes and established a nature reserve of what is now the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust. Whilst there, he spent much of his time painting the geese that flew in from the adjoining marshland. The small nature reserve for wildfowl which he set up here was the predecessor to a much larger one at Slimbridge in Gloucestershire. The lighthouse has since been used by the Fenland Wildfowlers Association. Both the lighthouses are private houses now.
East Lighthouse Photo by Evelyn Simak West Lighthouse The West Lighthouse was built in 1881, as was his twin on the other side of the river - the East lighthouse. The building was never used as a functioning lighthouse but rather a landmark for ships entering the River Nene from the sea. West lighthouse is a private dwelling. The jetty below is for HM Customs.
West Lighthouse Photo by Evelyn Simak The two lighthouses are very similar if not identical.
Another photo of the West Lighthouse Photo from Wikipedia
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