Brockton Point

Brockton Point Lighthouse

Brockton Point lighthouse overlooking Coal Harbour
British Columbia
Location	Brockton Point Vancouver Harbor British Columbia Canada
Coordinates	49°18′03″N 123°07′01″W / 49.30089°N 123.11704°W / 49.30089; -123.11704Coordinates: 49°18′03″N 123°07′01″W / 49.30089°N 123.11704°W / 49.30089; -123.11704
Year first constructed	1890 (first)
Year first lit	1915 (current)
Deactivated	2008
Construction	masonry tower
Tower shape	square prism tower with balcony and lantern atop an arched basement
Markings / pattern	white tower with a red horizontal band, red lantern
Height	10.5 metres (34 ft)
Characteristic	decorative light
Admiralty number	ex- G5447
CHS number	ex-CCG 0402
NGA number	ex-13004
ARLHS number	CAN-060
Managing agent	Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation (Stanley Park)

Brockton Point is a point and attached peninsula in Vancouver on the north side of Coal Harbour. Named after Francis Brockton, it is the most easterly part of Stanley Park and is home to a 100-year-old lighthouse and several hand-carved totem poles made in British Columbia.

Part of the land at the point was first cleared in 1865 in order to construct a sawmill. Due to rough currents around the point and a reef offshore, the Burnaby Shoal, however, the mill was built in Gastown and the point instead became the primary sports fields of early Vancouver. The main sporting venue, Brockton Oval, has been visited by cricket players such as Donald Bradman, Fred Trueman and Geoffrey Boycott. Cricket and rugby are still played here.

Before 1865, the point was utilized as a graveyard for early settlers who came to Vancouver. That year, Edward Stamp—a British businessman in the timber industry—cleared away part of the site in order to build a sawmill. However, he was forced to abandon his plans after realizing the strong currents from the harbour impeded the construction of log booms. He ended up moving the mill to Gastown, becoming Hastings Mill.

The land cleared by Stamp was converted into sports fields by 1891. One of these, Brockton Oval, became a key amateur sports venue and was mostly used for cricket.Donald Bradman and Fred Trueman both played at the Oval, and after Bradman's visit in 1932, he called the venue the most beautiful cricket ground in the world.Geoffrey Boycott also played at the grounds in September 1964 and echoed Bradman's sentiments and praise of the Oval.