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Pencarrow Head Lighthouse Chance Brothers lens

Root Heritage Journey asset for the Pencarrow Head story: a Chance Brothers second-order fixed lens imported for New Zealand’s first permanent lighthouse, first lit on 1 January 1859 at Pencarrow Head. The story follows how the upper light’s role changed through fog, Lower Pencarrow, Baring Head, and heritage preservation.

Evidence note

Strong official NZHistory support for first lighting, Mary Bennett, Lower Pencarrow, Baring Head replacement, and heritage afterlife; optic removal and detailed Chance apparatus history remain open questions.

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Heritage Journey

Pencarrow Head

The first permanent light that became a heritage signal

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Identity role

  • Root identityPencarrow Head

    Chance Brothers lens / upper Pencarrow light system used as the story root for the first permanent lighthouse and heritage afterlife.

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Heritage place

Baring Head Lighthouse

Baring Head later succeeded Pencarrow as the main approach light

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Reason code
navigational_function_succeeded_by
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Accepted
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Pencarrow Head

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  • Commissioned
    Pencarrow Head Lighthouse01/01/1859accepted

    The upper Pencarrow permanent light entered service as New Zealand’s first permanent lighthouse.

  • Installed at
    Pencarrow Head Lighthouse01/01/1859accepted

    Pencarrow Head’s permanent lighthouse was first lit on New Year’s Day 1859 and is treated as the installation context for the root Chance lens/light system.

  • Manufactured by
    Chance Brothers Smethwick Works1858accepted

    The imported Pencarrow Head Chance Brothers asset is modeled as a second-order fixed lens manufactured in 1858 for the upper Pencarrow lighthouse system.

  • Navigation function transferred to
    Baring Head Lighthouse1935accepted

    After the automated Baring Head light became operational in 1935, Pencarrow’s upper light was no longer the main approach light and was used solely as a day mark. This relation models navigational-function succession, not physical relocation of the Pencarrow optic or tower.

  • Restored
    Pencarrow Head Lighthouse1974 – 1980accepted

    A significant restoration project was completed between 1974 and 1980 by the Ministry of Works and Development at NZHPT request.

  • Transferred To
    Pencarrow Head Lighthouse1966accepted

    The lighthouse was transferred to the New Zealand Historic Places Trust in 1966 after it was no longer required as a navigational aid.

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12 related objects

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Shared manufacturer

Chance Brothers Smethwick Works

Shared place

Baring Head Lighthouse

Shared place

Pencarrow Head Lighthouse

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Shared manufacturer

Chance Brothers Smethwick Works

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Attribution

"Pencarrow Head Lighthouse Chance Brothers lens" · LUX-ASSET-000238 · © LUX143 · Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International · https://light.lux143.org/heritage-assets/LUX-ASSET-000238/

Citation

LUX Light Archive, Heritage asset: "Pencarrow Head Lighthouse Chance Brothers lens", LUX-ASSET-000238, https://light.lux143.org/heritage-assets/LUX-ASSET-000238/, accessed 2026-08-10, archive v0.24.362.