Doug and Sue Hilton have an emphatic description for the Sir Peter Scott Lighthouse, which they bought in 2010, namely: “The most important building in global conservation history.”
To further emphasise the point, Doug adds: “It is the most powerful lighthouse in the world – yes, others may be taller and bigger, with a brighter lantern, but no other lighthouse has had so many things happen to it or made such a difference around the world.”
One of a pair located at the mouth of the River Nene, in Sutton Bridge, the lighthouse – also known as East Bank Lighthouse – was designed by Waterloo Bridge architect John Rennie in 1830 to celebrate the final stages in the
