The current lighthouse thumb|Longships Lighthouse (2023). In 1869 Trinity House began constructing a replacement tower to the designs of William Douglass. The building of the present granite tower used much of the equipment that had previously been used in the construction of the Wolf Rock Lighthouse; construction was supervised by Michael Beazeley, who had been assistant engineer to Douglass at Wolf Rock. The new lighthouse was just over tall. It was equipped with a first-order fixed catadioptric optic built by Dr John Hopkinson of Chance Brothers. The lens array, itself over tall, was placed on a pedestal within the lantern; the light source was an eight-wick 'Douglass' oil lamp, powered by colza.
The current lighthouse thumb|Longships Lighthouse (2023) In 1869 Trinity House began constructing a replacement tower to the designs of William Douglass The building of the present granite tower used much of the equipment that had previously been used in the construction of the Wolf Rock Lighthouse; construction was supervised by Michael Beazeley who had been assistant engineer to Douglass at Wolf Rock The new lighthouse was just over tall It was equipped with a first-order fixed catadioptric optic built by Dr John Hopkinson of Chance Brothers The lens array itself over tall was placed on a pedestal within the lantern; the light source was an eight-wick 'Douglass' oil lamp powered by colza