Published: May 24, 2007
New owners of Burnham-On-Sea lighthouse keeper's cottage are local

Burnham-On-Sea's historic lighthouse keeper's cottage has been sold to a local family.

An 'Under Offer' notice went up outside the Grade II Listed property in Berrow Road this week.

Burnham-On-Sea.com reported last month how the 19th century cottage had been put up for sale for the first time since 1946.

The sale did not include the tower structure, but included the main building alongside it and the extensive gardens.

It was built in the 1830s and the lighthouse itself was de-commissioned by Trinity House in 1993.

A spokeswoman for estate agents Hutchinson Town and Country told Burnham-On-sea.com: "I can confirm that a sale is going through and that the new owners are local, which is nice."

She declined to confirm the selling price of the property, but added that it "is close to the asking price", which was £375,000.