In 1909 an acetylene gaslight system was installed at the Walney Lighthouse, which flashed at one minute intervals.
The lighthouse stands on Walney Island, one of England's largest islands. Lying in the south-west corner of Cumbria and sandwiched between Morecambe Bay and the Duddon Estuary this sand and shingle ribbon of in island is exceptionally rich in natural history

The Walney Lighthouse