The British Lighthouse Trail

Author: Sarah Kerr
Publisher: Whittles
ISBN: 9781849954402
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The ultimate guide to all major and minor lighthouses in Scotland, England, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and Channel Islands. Essential for all lighthouse enthusiasts!

Seashaken Houses

Author: Tom Nancollas
Publisher: Particular Books
ISBN: 9781846149382
Category : Eddystone (Devon, England)
Languages : en
Pages : 288

Book Description
Lighthouses are striking totems of our relationship to the sea. For many, they encapsulate a romantic vision of solitary homes amongst the waves, but their original purpose was much more utilitarian than that. Today we still depend upon their guiding lights for the safe passage of ships. Nowhere is this truer than in the rock lighthouses of Great Britain and Ireland which form a ring of twenty towers built between 1811 and 1904, so-called because they were constructed on desolate rock formations in the middle of the sea, and made of granite to withstand the power of its waves. Seashaken Housesis a lyrical exploration of these singular towers, the people who risked their lives building and rebuilding them, those that inhabited their circular rooms, and the ways in which we value emblems of our history in a changing world.

Lighthouses of England and Wales

Author: Nicholas Leach
Publisher: History Press
ISBN: 9780750986977
Category : Lighthouses
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Visually stunning and complete guide to all the lighthouses of England, Wales and the Channel Islands

Lighthouses of England

Author: Tony Denton
Publisher: Foxglove Publishing Limited
ISBN: 9780956456038
Category : Lighthouses
Languages : en
Pages : 96

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Rock Lighthouses of Britain

Author: Christopher P. Nicholson
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 9781870325417
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 210

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When waves higher than the vessels that sail upon them smash against the half-submerged rocks at the extremities our coastline, the whole ocean becomes a raging foam which continues to claim the lives of unwary navigators. Man's struggle to build a permanent and durable structure such as a lighthouse on these sites is a story that cannot fail to stir the emotions of anyone who enjoys tales of endeavour, ingenuity and dogged determination. In this second edition of his book, Christopher Nicholson vividly describes the construction and history to the present day of some of the world's most famous lighthouses. Book jacket.

Lighthouses of New England

Author: Jon Marcus
Publisher: Voyageur Press
ISBN: 9780896586178
Category : Lighthouses
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
An exciting history and a tour guide, illustrating the fascinating development of the lighthouses of New England. Stunning photography includes intriguing images of lights in all kinds of weather.

Lighthouse Accommodation

Author: Joy Adcock
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780953518210
Category : Bed and breakfast accommodations
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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The Lighthouses of Trinity House

Author: Jane Wilson
Publisher: Thomas Reed
ISBN: 9781904050001
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
This book is a wonderful celebration of the traditional lighthouses of England and Wales which are all administered by Trinity House. Fascinating personal reminiscences of some of Britain's last lighthouse keepers are included, together with individual portraits of all the Trinity House Lighthouses and light vessels in service today.

Michigan's Haunted Lighthouses

Author: Dianna Stampfler
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 143966630X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 140

Book Description
Travel Michigan’s coast—and into the state’s history—with otherworldly tales of the spirits of those who sought to keep its waters safe. Michigan has more lighthouses than any other state, with more than 120 dotting its expansive Great Lakes shoreline. Many of these lighthouses lay claim to haunted happenings. Former keepers like the cigar-smoking Captain Townshend at Seul Choix Point and prankster John Herman at Waugoshance Shoal near Mackinaw City maintain their watch long after death ended their duties. At White River Light Station in Whitehall, Sarah Robinson still keeps a clean and tidy house, and a mysterious young girl at the Marquette Harbor Lighthouse seeks out other children and female companions. Countless spirits remain between Whitefish Point and Point Iroquois in an area well known for its many tragic shipwrecks. Join author and Promote Michigan founder Dianna Stampfler as she recounts the tales from Michigan’s ghostly beacons. “Haunting tales of Michigan’s lighthouses . . . Her stories come from lighthouse museums, friends and family.”—Great Lakes Echo

British Lighthouses

Author: J. Saxby Wryde
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Lighthouses
Languages : en
Pages : 462

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