This is another lighthouse that also has a live Webcam view (here), which is on 24 hours a day, so it's possible to even see the lighthouse flashing its light at night.
This one has a quite dramatic setting, too, with steep white chalk rocks behind it. It has a somewhat strange shape, but that makes it easier to land helicopters on top of it.
So where is it, you are asking? It is located here, at the farthest western endpoint of the Isle of Wight, which lies south of England proper, southeast of Bournemouth and northwest of Southampton. I'm sure you've got that triangulated now.
So now let's actually find out the pertinent information regarding this one, with information from the Lighthouse Directory.
"1859 (James Walker). Station established 1785. Active; focal plane 24 m (80 ft); white, red, or green light depending on direction, two 2 s occultations every 20 s. 31 m (102 ft) cylindrical granite tower, incorporating keeper's quarters, with lantern and a helipad built above the lantern. The original 2nd order Fresnel lens remains in use. Tower painted with red and white horizontal bands. ... This famous lighthouse marks the western entrance to the Solent, the protected sound behind the Isle of Wight. In 2010 a £500,000 project rebuilt the base of the lighthouse, which was threatened by erosion by the sea. In 2023 Trinity House renovated and upgraded the interior, replacing obsolete equipment and installing new doors and windows. Located at the rocky western tip of the Isle of Wight, west of Alum Bay."
Below, pictures and a video. There are numerous pictures and videos of this one, and likely stamps and models, too.
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