![]() ![]() ![]() (Sean Irvine/CTV News London) Still, he and his family have come to appreciate the structure during the nine years they’ve lived across the street from it. resident has been worried the lighthouse could fall directly on his home.ĭaniel Holmes of Heritage Restorations stands in front of the Port Burwell Lighthouse on April 20, 2023. Seeing work crews is a relief for Jordy Robinson. “So we’re going to put a ring of structural steel three-quarters of the way up the tower,” Holmes told CTV News London.įrom there, cables will attach to anchors set 30 feet in the ground. The first step is placing supports for a collar around the outside. (Sean Irvine/CTV News London)It is hoped the lighthouse will be stabilized enough to allow traffic through on the May long weekend, the traditional start of beach season.īut it will be a challenge as crews have just started the $100,000 project to shore it up. Repairs get underway on the 183-year-old Port Burwell Lighthouse on April 20, 2023. ![]() That’s why the Main Street in front of it - which leads to the beach - has been closed for several months. While to the eye and a TV camera lens it is hard to see the lean, multiple experts said it is there. There’s a big erosion on the backside of it,” said Daniel Holmes of Heritage Restorations. “The entire structure is physically leaning, like the Tower of Pisa. On Thursday, the lead contractor hired to stabilize it was blunt. Efforts to stabilize the 183-year-old Port Burwell Lighthouse have begun.Įarlier this year, the Municipality of Bayham learned the structure, built in 1840, was in danger of toppling over. ![]()
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