Souter Lighthouse
Souter Lighthouse (grid reference NZ408642) is a lighthouse located in the village of Marsden in South Shields, Tyne & Wear, England. Souter was the first lighthouse in the world to be actually designed and built specifically to use alternating electric current, the most advanced lighthouse technology of its day.
Designed by James Douglass it was opened in 1871, with construction supervised by civil engineer Henry Norris for Trinity House.
Also see Souter Point Lighthouse