Switch House
Switch House is an industrial building in Lydd, Shepway District, England. Switch House is situated nearby to Dungeness Old Lighthouse, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Southernmost Point of Kent.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dungeness Old Lighthouse and Dungeness Lighthouse.
Dungeness Old Lighthouse
Photo: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dungeness Old Lighthouse is situated 1,300 feet east of Switch House.
Dungeness Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dungeness Lighthouse on the Dungeness Headland started operation on 20 November 1961. Its construction was prompted by the building of Dungeness nuclear power station, which obscured the light of its predecessor which, though decommissioned, remains standing. Dungeness Lighthouse is situated 2,800 feet east of Switch House.
Prospect Cottage
House
Photo: Jasper33, Public domain.
Prospect Cottage is a house on the coast in Dungeness, Kent. Originally a Victorian fisherman's hut, the house was purchased by director and artist Derek Jarman in 1987, and was his home until his death in 1994. Prospect Cottage is situated 4,100 feet northeast of Switch House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dungeness and Lydd-on-Sea.
Dungeness
Village
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dungeness is a headland on the coast of Kent, England, formed largely of a shingle beach in the form of a cuspate foreland. It shelters a large area of low-lying land, Romney Marsh.
Lydd-on-Sea
Village
Photo: Simon Carey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lydd is a town and electoral ward in Kent, England, lying on Romney Marsh. It is one of the larger settlements on the marsh, and the most southerly town in Kent.
Lade
Suburb
Photo: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lydd is a town and electoral ward in Kent, England, lying on Romney Marsh. It is one of the larger settlements on the marsh, and the most southerly town in Kent. Lade is situated 2½ miles north of Switch House.
Switch House
- Type: Industrial building
- Categories: building and industry
- Location: Lydd, Shepway District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.9142° or 50° 54′ 51″ northLongitude
0.96392° or 0° 57′ 50″ eastOpen location code
9F22WX77+MHOpenStreetMap ID
way 58629882OpenStreetMap feature
building=industrial
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