Four of the Eddystone LighthousesEngraving of the four Eddystone Lighthouses. From left to right: the first lighthouse (1699) built by Henry Winstanley; the second lighthouse (1708) built by John Rudyerd; the third lighthouse (1759)
Donaghadee LighthouseThe lighthouse on the pier at Donaghadee, a popular summer holiday resort in County Down, Northern Ireland. Date: 1950s
Old Hartlepool Lighthouse, north east EnglandView of the old Hartlepool Lighthouse, north east England (County Durham), completed in 1847. A man with a telescope scans the horizon
Whitley Bay LighthouseThe lighthouse on St. Marys Island, off Whitley Bay, Northumberland, England. Built in 1898, it was in use until 1984. Date: built 1898
Skerryvore Lighthouse, west coast of ScotlandView of Skerryvore Lighthouse, off the west coast of Scotland, completed in 1844. Seen here with a typically rough sea
Mumbles Head Lighthouse, Mumbles, Wales. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900
Bishop Rock Lighthouse in a galeThe Bishop Rock Lighthouse in a Force 8 gale. Bishop Rock is a small rock at the westernmost tip of the Isles of Scilly. It is the smallest island in the world to have a building on it
Aberdeen, Scotland - The Girdleness Lighthouse Date: circa 1930s
Youghal, Multi-View (light-house), Republic of Ireland
Jersey, Corbiere Lighthouse by moonlight, Channel Islands, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900
Littlehampton PierAt Littlehampton Pier (which is complete with windmill and lighthouse), a steam tugboat brings a large sailing ship safely into port. Date: circa 1910s
The Eddystone Lighthouse of 1698Engraving of the Eddystone lighthouse, built by Henry Winstanley in 1698, which was destroyed in a storm in 1703. Winstanley, a London merchant
Bell Rock LighthouseProposed elevation of Bell Rock lighthouse with scale
Bell Rock Lighthouse, near Arbroath, ScotlandView of Bell Rock Lighthouse, near Arbroath, Scotland. Bell Rock is also known as the Inchcape Rock (made famous by a poem by Robert Southey)
The Eddystone Lighthouse, 1878Engraving of the Eddystone Lighthouse, during a storm, from the picture by J.M.W. Turner, 1878. Date: 1878
England / St. IvesTwo little boys keep their grandfather company while he finishes off his painting of a fishing trawler, on the beach near the harbour of St. Ives, Cornwall
Orford Ness Lighthouse, SuffolkView of Orfordness (Orford Ness) Lighthouse, and the station of the submarine electric telegraph linking England and Holland
Eddystone LighthouseSemi-elevation of the Eddystone Lighthouse from the South and also semi-section of the same from East to West
Lytham Lighthouse, Lancashire, 1863Engraving of the Lytham lighthouse, Lancashire, which was built circa. 1848 and was destroyed by heavy gales in 1863
Plymouth / Breakwater 1908Plymouth, Devon: the breakwater
Egypt / Alexandriabird s-eye view of the harbour
South Stack Lighthouse, Holyhead, Wales. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900
ISLE OF MAN - 1908Lighthouse Douglas Isle of Man
Scarborough / LighthouseThe harbour and lighthouse at Scarborough, Yorkshire
The Bishop Rock Lighthouse, Scilly Isles, 1858Engraving of the Bishop Rock lighthouse, off the Scilly Isles, October 1858. The lighthouse was built between 1851 and 1858, to a design by Mr
Tynemouth LifeboatThe Tynemouth lifeboat closing on a wrecked ship in a stormy sea off Tynemouth Priory and lighthouse Date: circa 1840
New Brighton LighthouseLow tide at New Brighton, Cheshire, England, showing its fine lighthouse. The Isle of Man steamer is in the distance. Date: 1960s
Flannan Isles LighthouseArtists impression of the Flannan Isles lighthouse in the Outer Hebrides where three lighthouse keepers mysteriously disappeared without trace in December 1900
Use of the Naval Rangefinder for Merchant Navy Navigation, 1Illustration showing how a Naval Barrster or rangefinder could be used for Merchant Navigation. In this instance the officer of the merchant ship is finding his distance from the lighthouse in order
Lighthouse Score, Lowestoft, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900
Southwold Lighthouse, Suffolk, England, was erected by Trinity House in 1889. It is 30.8 metres high and its 1500 watt light can be seen for 18 nautical miles. Date: 1889
Plymouth - The Hoe viewed from the Grand HotelPlymouth Hoe viewed from the Grand Hotel. The Hoe is adjacent to and above the low limestone cliffs that form the seafront and it commands views of Plymouth Sound, Drakes Island
Dungeness Lighthouse, Kent, 1843Engraving of the Dungeness Lighthouse, Kent, February 1843. This lighthouse was constructed, to a design by James Wyatt, by the Earl of Leicester, circa.1800
Douglas Lighthouse and bathing cove, Isle of Man, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900
The lighthouse, Llandudno, Wales. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900
Ventimiglia, Italy - The Roman Lighthouse RockVentimiglia, Italy in Liguria, northern Italy, in the province of Imperia on the Mediterranean coast close to the border with France. View of the Roman Lighthouse Rock and the beach. Date: 1904
Lighthouse at Fenerbahce, ConstantinopleLighthouse at Fenerbahce, formerly known as Fanaraki, today most famous for its football team (named after the lighthouse
Great Orme and Puffin Island, AngleseyThe Great Orme and Puffin Island from Penmon Point, Anglesey
The Lighthouse; Rudyerds Eddystone LighthouseAn engraving of The Lighthouse, a painting by Clarkson Stanfield, R.A. for some private theatrical events at Campden-House
Supermarine SouthamptonThe Supermarine Southampton, one of the most successful flying boats of the between- war period. Sometimes known as the Scapa or Stanraer
Beachy Head / Sussex / 1908Beachy Head, Sussex
ALEXANDRIAA view of Alexandria, with Pompeys Pillar in the foreground and the remains of the Pharos Lighthouse (now used as a fort) on the left
Forfarshire Shipwreck 5When this paddle steamer wrecks on the Farne Islands, off Northumberland, lighthouse keeper Darling and 18-year old daughter Grace row to the wreck and save nine
Roten Sande LighthouseThe lighthouse on Roten Sande, in the Weser estuary on Germanys Nordzee coast
James Sadler in his hot air balloon above Dublin lighthouse, 1810 Date: 1810
Evert Taube statue, Goteborg, SwedenStatue of Evert Axel Taube, Swedish author, artist, composer and singer (1890-1976) with the four-mast barque Viking in the background, in Goteborg (Gothenburg), Vastergotland, Sweden
Cross-Section of the Eddystone Lighthouse, 1882Engraving showing the interior of the Eddystone lighthouse, designed by Sir James Douglass and built in 1882
Union Star ShipwreckThe wreck of the M.V. Union Star, wrecked near Tater-du lighthouse, Cornwall, on her maiden voyage from Ijmuiden to Arklow. The crew and eight Penlee lifeboat men perished
