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9781870325417

Rock Lighthouses of Britain : The End of an Era?

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  • ISBN13:

    9781870325417

  • ISBN10:

    1870325419

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Trade Paper
  • Copyright: 2002-06-01
  • Publisher: Whittles Publishing
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Summary

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.

Author Biography

Christopher Nicholson was born in Sheffield but has made his home in Somerset where he is a teacher. His previous books have been about railways, but now he writes about a subject that has fascinated him since his schooldays -- lighthouses, and the men who built and manned them. In his spare time he is also a freelance photographer and writer

Table of Contents

Prefacep. 5
Acknowledgementsp. 6
Mapp. 7
Introductionp. 9
Out of the Darkness--a history of the British lighthouse servicep. 11
Eddystonep. 18
The Skerriesp. 48
The Smallsp. 53
Longshipsp. 67
The Longstonep. 75
Bell Rockp. 84
Skerryvorep. 98
Bishop Rockp. 113
Muckle Fluggap. 127
Wolf Rockp. 136
Dubh Artachp. 146
Chicken Rockp. 158
Flannan Islesp. 168
Rock lights--the end of an era?p. 180
Appendixp. 192
Bibliographyp. 205
Indexp. 206
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