Lighthouses
Twin lighthouses were built, on the banks of the mouth of the River Nene in 1831 to commemorate the opening of the Nene outfall cut. These were never functioning lighthouses and were merely markers to guide ships into the cut. Before the Second World War, the East Lighthouse was inhabited by the naturalist and artist Sir Peter Scott who bought a large area of the Ouse Washes and established a nature reserve of what is now the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust.
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Crosskeys Bridge on a high spring tide
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The River Nene & The Bridge Hotel
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The lighthouse on the West bank of the river mouth
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Ordnance Survey map of 1810: Cross Keys Inn is now within Sutton Bridge.
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Power station on the east side of the Nene
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