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#lighthouse #ocean Constructional Details of Three Types of Lighthouse Cross-sections through a caisson lighthouse, a rock lighthouse and a screw-pile light. These drawings show the structure of the house, position of the lanterns and dimensions in relation to the surrounding water. Note the solid proportions of the masonry. The base of the rock light structure is dovetailed into the live rock and the structure grows above it. The screw light, as the name indicates, is literally screwed into sand or coral. The caisson light’s base is sunk and fitted with concrete. from: The Wonderful Story of the Sea; AC Hardy; c1950; Odhams Press, London. View high resolution

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Constructional Details of Three Types of Lighthouse

Cross-sections through a caisson lighthouse, a rock lighthouse and a screw-pile light. These drawings show the structure of the house, position of the lanterns and dimensions in relation to the surrounding water. Note the solid proportions of the masonry. The base of the rock light structure is dovetailed into the live rock and the structure grows above it. The screw light, as the name indicates, is literally screwed into sand or coral. The caisson light’s base is sunk and fitted with concrete.

from: The Wonderful Story of the Sea; AC Hardy; c1950; Odhams Press, London.

#lighthouse #ukhistory #navigation Winstanley’s Eddystone Lighthouse, near Plymouth, England ‘The first lighthouse on the Eddystone Rock was built by Edward Winstanley between 1695 and 1700. Warned repeatedly that his building was not strong enough to resist tempests, Winstanley declared his readiness to remain during any weather. In 1703 he set out to prove his words. A violent storm broke out while he was on the rock, and building and builder perished.’ from: The Wonderful Story of the Sea; AC Hardy; c1950; Odhams Press, London. NB: Winstanley was an artist … but not an engineer/architect. View high resolution

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Winstanley’s Eddystone Lighthouse, near Plymouth, England

‘The first lighthouse on the Eddystone Rock was built by Edward Winstanley between 1695 and 1700. Warned repeatedly that his building was not strong enough to resist tempests, Winstanley declared his readiness to remain during any weather. In 1703 he set out to prove his words. A violent storm broke out while he was on the rock, and building and builder perished.’

from: The Wonderful Story of the Sea; AC Hardy; c1950; Odhams Press, London.

NB: Winstanley was an artist … but not an engineer/architect.

mostlythemarsh: Cape d’Or View high resolution

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Cape d’Or

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