Ownership transfer could unlock funding to restore Port Burwell lighthouse Bayham council will on Thursday consider handing the deteriorating landmark to the Port Burwell Historical Society. Article content A proposed ownership transfer offers new hope for the restoration of the historic Port Burwell lighthouse, with Bayham council set to consider handing the landmark over to the Port Burwell Historical Society at a special meeting Thursday evening. Try refreshing your browser, or Ownership transfer could unlock funding to restore Port Burwell lighthouse Back to video We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Over the past two years, the Municipality of Bayham and the Port Burwell Historical Society have been negotiating the ownership transfer. It’s the identity of Port Burwell, and in fact of all of Bayham, because it’s included right on our municipal crest.