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Author | : Douglas Bland Hague |
Publisher | : RCAHMW |
Total Pages | : 106 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 1871184088 |
The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales has a leading national role in developing and promoting understanding of the archaeological, built and maritime heritage of Wales, as the originator, curator and supplier of authoritative information for individual, corporate and governmental decision makers, researchers, and the general public.
Author | : Alf Alderson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 64 |
Release | : 2017-11 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781908632685 |
This attractive and cleverly structured guide gives walkers ten of the finest walks to the ten most spectacular lighthouses in Wales in a popular pocketable format. With clear information, an overview and introduction for each walk, expertly written numbered directions, large scale Ordnance Survey maps, superb eye-grabbing panoramic photographs, and interpretation of points of interest along the way, these guides set a new standard in clarity and ease-of-use. Featured walks include: Talacre and Great Orme, North Wales Coast; Penmon Point, South Stack and Llandwyn Island, Anglesey; Strumble Head and St Anne¿s Head, Pembrokeshire; Whiteford, Carmarthen Bay; and Nash Point, South Wales Coast.
Author | : Nicholas Leach |
Publisher | : History Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2018-10 |
Genre | : Lighthouses |
ISBN | : 9780750986977 |
Visually stunning and complete guide to all the lighthouses of England, Wales and the Channel Islands
Author | : Sarah Kerr |
Publisher | : Whittles |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2019 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 9781849954402 |
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!
Author | : Roger O'Reilly |
Publisher | : Watkins Media Limited |
Total Pages | : 652 |
Release | : 2024-04-09 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1786788128 |
Packed with legends, sea lore and exciting true-life tales, this is a highly giftable treasure trove of Britain's top 100 lighthouses, each one illustrated by award-winning artist Roger O'Reilly. This is a unique celebration of 100 of the most dramatic and storied lighthouses along the coasts of Britain. Illustrated with fantastic retro art by award-winning artist Roger O'Reilly, this guide to the sentinels that guard Britain's shores is aimed at walkers, art lovers, maritime and countryside enthusiasts, and anyone who just loves lighthouses!. From the Lizard in Cornwall to Muckle Flugga at the northern tip of the Shetlands, and out to the forbidding rock stations that lie offshore in the path of ferocious and unforgiving seas, Roger O'Reilly has selected the very best of Britain's lighthouses with all their sea legends, folklore and tales of ghosts, shipwrecks and endurance. Including: Souter on the Sunderland coast, reputed to be haunted by Grace Darling’s niece Isabella, who lived here in the late 1880s. Staff have reported spoons floating in mid-air, unexplained temperature drops, and even being clutched by unseen hands. Ardnamurchan in the far west of Scotland, so remote that its builders came down with scurvy, and fresh fruit and vegetables along with a doctor had to be shipped out to help them. Trinity Buoy Wharf – who knew there was a lighthouse in the heart of London? It's now home to the Longplayer, a continuous 1,000-year long piece of music that will run until 31st December 2999. Smalls, off the Pembrokeshire coast, where in 1801 one keeper died and the other went mad, waiting almost four months for rescue while his dead colleague, fastened to the outside rail because the corpse had started to decompose, stared through the window at him accusingly. Lundy South, occupied by Barbary pirates during the 1600s, and in the 18th century the base of Thomas Benson, one time MP for Barnstaple and Devon’s most notorious smuggler.
Author | : Toby Chance |
Publisher | : Fox Chapel Publishing |
Total Pages | : 371 |
Release | : 2008-09-26 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1780091044 |
The Great Exhibition, Crystal Palace, 1851: James Chance, of the glass-making firm Chance Brothers, is nervously showcasing a new lens, that, unknown to him, will revolutionise lighthouse production, propel his family business into a position of world leadership, save countless lives and have far-reaching consequences for trade, empire and the map of the world.This is where "Lighthouses" begins. The true-life story that follows is of one man and his family's unexpected role in an exciting race to perfect this technology, against European rivals and colleagues, as they strive to regain for Britain the leadership position she had lost to the French in the 1820s.This fascinating story places James Chance and the Chance Brothers firm against the backdrop of a time in which lighthouse manufacture was transformed from a craft into a scientific, high-precision industry. As a tool for globalisation, and with immense strategic and economic value, lighthouses helped to establish a network of communications that transformed the trade maps of countries and empires.
Author | : Jane Wilson |
Publisher | : Thomas Reed |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2009-08-29 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 9781904050001 |
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.
Author | : M.L. Stedman |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 339 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1451681755 |
A cloth bag containing ten copies of the title.
Author | : Edward Rowe Snow |
Publisher | : Applewood Books |
Total Pages | : 380 |
Release | : 2011-04-14 |
Genre | : Lighthouses |
ISBN | : 1933212209 |
This is a reissue of one of Edward Rowe Snow's most enduring classics. First published in 1945, it relates the histories of over fifty of the region's lighthouses in rich detail. Snow gives special emphasis to the story of heroine Abbie Burgess at Maine's Matinicus Rock Light, to the rich histories of Boston Light and Minot's Ledge Light. Modern day lighthouse expert Jeremy D'Entremont has provided extensive annotations to Snow's chapters, bringing the information about each lighthouse up to date.
Author | : Dianna Stampfler |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 140 |
Release | : 2019-08-26 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 143966630X |
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