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
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)
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
Amble Beacon LightThe small pier and Beacon Light at the harbour entrance, Amble, at the mouth of the River Coquet, Northumberland, England. Date: 1950s
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
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
Roten Sande LighthouseThe lighthouse on Roten Sande, in the Weser estuary on Germanys Nordzee coast
Ardnarmurchan LighthouseThe lighthouse at Ardnarmurchan, Argyllshire, Scotland, with the Isle of Rum in the distance. Date: 1950s
Duncansby LighthouseDuncansby Head Lighthouse, Caithness, Scotland. Situated east of John o Groats (the northernmost tip of the British Isles), it gives a feeling of great remoteness. Date: built 1924
Beach Head LighthouseThe dramatic chalk headland of Beachy Head, Sussex, England and its Lighthouse. Date: built 1902
Ilfracombe LighthouseLantern Rock, Ilfracombe, North Devon, England, a guiding light at the entrance the harbour, built into an old disused church. It is visible for considerable distances. Date: 1950s
Lynmouth LighthouseThe Foreland Lighthouse, Lynmouth, North Devon, England, was built in 1900 to help guard the Bristol Channel coast. Date: January 1939
Strumble Head Lighthouse, near Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, Wales. Date: built 1908
Corbiere LighthouseSunset over Corbiere Lighthouse, on the west coast of Jersey, Channel Islands. Date: 1950s
Tynemouth LighthouseThe lighthouse at the end of Tynemouth Pier, Northumberland, England. Date: 19th century
Whitby Piers and lighthouses, Yorkshire Date: circa 1909
Hartland LighthouseHartland Point Lighthouse, Hartland Point, North Devon, England, overlooking the Bristol Channel, was built in 1874 by James Douglass. Date: built 1874
Start Point LighthouseThe lighthouse at Start Point, on the south coast of Devon, England. Date: built 1836
Viewing a LighthouseA family looking out to sea at Longships Lighthouse, using some pay binoculars, Lands End, Cornwall, England. Date: 1960s
Isle of Wight LighthouseSt. Catherines Lighthouse, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England. Date: 1950s
Corran LighthouseThe lighthouse on Corran Narrows, Loch Linnhe. Argyllshire, Scotland. This is the narrowest point of the 30 mile long sea loch. Date: 19th century
Transport / LighthousesSectional view of Skerryvore lighthouse with scale Date: 19th Century
Lighthouses at Balboa, Pacific entrance to the Panama canal
Ship sails past lighthouseA steamer sails past a lighthouse under the light of the moon
Scarborough Lighthouse damage, 1914Damage to Scarborough lighthouse caused by a shell during the German air raid on Scarborough, England, during World War I in December 1914
Flannan IslesImpression of the second landing place on the remote Flannan Isles where three lighthouse keepers mysteriously disappeared in December 1900
Iln Front Cover 1844Front cover of The Illustrated London News, featuring an engraving of the new lighthouse on the Plymouth breakwater in the towns harbour
Flannan Isles LandingThe first landing place near the Flannan Isles lighthouse in the Outer Hebrides where three lighthouse keepers mysteriously disappeared in December 1900
Landing at the Lighthouse, 1895Illustration showing the arrival of visitors, by boat, at a lighthouse. As is shown in this picture, the most common way to reach offshore lighthouses in Victorian times was by landing small rowing
J. Douglass First-Order Lantern, 1867Engraving of J.Douglass first order lantern, for use in lighthouses, as exhibited at the Paris International Exhibition, 1867
Lighthouse ChersoneseCape Chersonese is close to Balaklava, and this lighthouse is a valuable seamark to Allied shipping during the Crimea War
Beachy Head LighthouseBuilding Beachy Head Lighthouse. 43 metres in height (31 metres above water). Brought into service in 1902
3rd Eddystone LighthouseThe third Eddystone lighthouse, near Plymouth, is built by Smeaton, originally in part of wood but this is later replaced by stone
2nd Eddystone LighthouseThe second (wooden) Eddystone lighthouse, near Plymouth, Devon, is built by Rudyerd : it is nearly 30 metres high but will be destroyed by fire in 1755
Blackfriars LighthouseThe curious miniature lighthouse near Blackfriars Bridge, London
Lighthouse KeeperHead lighthouse keeper Mr. Cottee marches up the long spiral staircase at Norah Head lighthouse, Australia. Tne light flashes every five seconds and must never fail
Folkestone LighthouseThe lighthouse at Folkestone, Kent, England
Diamond Point LighthouseDIAMOND POINT, the entrance to the port of CALCUTTA, India
