Editing Spurn (section)

====Decommissioning of the High and Low Lights====
[[File:Spurn Lighthouse - geograph.org.uk - 309594.jpg|180px|thumbnail|right|The former Low Light (1852) with the "new" (1895) lighthouse behind it]]
In 1895 both Walker's low light and Smeaton's high light were decommissioned; they were replaced by a single lighthouse, which still stands on the grass of Spurn Head. The 1852 low light also still stands on the sandy shore of the island, though its lantern has been replaced by a large water tank; the tower served for a number of years as an explosives store. Of the old Smeaton high light only the foundations remain <ref name="deBoer1968" /> (after dismantling, its optic was re-used in the high lighthouse at [[Nash Point Lighthouse|Nash Point]], where it was installed as part of a programme of improvements).<ref name="MMF1896">{{cite book |title=Mercantile Marine Fund: Minutes of Evidence Taken Before the Committee of Inquiry appointed by the President of the Board of Trade |date=1896 |publisher=HMSO |location=London |page=281 |url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/_/mgBQAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PPn281 |access-date=8 April 2025}}</ref> Keepers' cottages had been constructed within the circular compound of the old High Lighthouse, and these remained in use after its demolition up until the 1950s.<ref name="deBoer1968" />