Rock Lighthouses Of Britain

Author : Christopher P. Nicholson
Publisher : Dundurn
ISBN 13 : 9781870325417
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rock Lighthouses of Britain written by Christopher P. Nicholson and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 1995 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Christopher Nicholson
Publisher : Whittles
ISBN 13 : 9781849951371
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rock Lighthouses of Britain written by Christopher Nicholson and published by Whittles. This book was released on 2015-02-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christopher Nicholson vividly describes the construction and history to the present day of some of the world's most famous lighthouses in this classic book which has become the standard work on the subject. It brings the story of the rock lighthouse completely up-to-date--from the day the first granite block was laid, through construction, automation, the disappearance of the lighthouse keeper, right up to the technology of today with the use of solar and wind power. This is a joy to read with its mix of exciting text, some of the most dramatic new colour photographs of British lighthouses ever taken, a selection of beautiful, hand-coloured plans and drawings, a brand new chapter about Rockall, the most unusual rock 'lighthouse' of all, and a detailed appendix. For those not intimately connected with the sea it's almost impossible to imagine waves higher than the vessels that sail upon them smashing against half-submerged reefs that stir the whole ocean into a raging foam of white water. 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.

Author : Christopher Nicholson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781849955447
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rock Lighthouses of Britain and Ireland written by Christopher Nicholson and published by . This book was released on 2023-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A much expanded new edition of the classic best-selling lighthouse book complemented with over 300 illustrations and many dramatic photographs, in full colour

Author : Christopher Nicholson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780850596557
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rock Lighthouses of Britain written by Christopher Nicholson and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Tom Nancollas
Publisher : Particular Books
ISBN 13 : 9781846149382
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.8X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Seashaken Houses written by Tom Nancollas and published by Particular Books. This book was released on 2019-08 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lighthouses are striking totems of our relationship to the sea. For many, they encapsulate a romantic vision of solitary homes amongst the waves, but their original purpose was much more utilitarian than that. Today we still depend upon their guiding lights for the safe passage of ships. Nowhere is this truer than in the rock lighthouses of Great Britain and Ireland which form a ring of twenty towers built between 1811 and 1904, so-called because they were constructed on desolate rock formations in the middle of the sea, and made of granite to withstand the power of its waves. Seashaken Housesis a lyrical exploration of these singular towers, the people who risked their lives building and rebuilding them, those that inhabited their circular rooms, and the ways in which we value emblems of our history in a changing world.

Author : R. G. Grant
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780500519769
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sentinels of the Sea written by R. G. Grant and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lighthouses have always unsettled and attracted in equal measure, highlighting the triumphs and failures in humanity's battle with the forces of nature. Taking as its heroes the lighthouses themselves, Sentinels of the Sea describes the engineering genius that allowed their construction on even the smallest of rock outcrops and the innovations that made the lights so powerful and reliable. Intricate, elegant architectural plans and elevations, and evocative period drawings and photographs showcase the innovative designs and technologies behind fifty historic lighthouses built around the world from the 17th to the 20th century. R.G. Grant's engaging and authoritative text chronicles the incredible feats of engineering and endurance that brought these iconic, isolated towers into being, the advances in lens technology that made the lights so effective, and the everyday routines of the lighthouse keepers and the heroic rescues that some performed. Packed with extraordinary stories of human endeavour, desperate shipwrecks, builders defying the elements and heroic sea rescues, the book also reveals the isolation and vulnerability of the dedicated lighthouse keepers.

Author : Michael J. Rhein
Publisher : Chartwell Books
ISBN 13 : 0785836047
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Ultimate Book of Lighthouses written by Michael J. Rhein and published by Chartwell Books. This book was released on 2018-02-27 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sheer beauty of the elegant, lonely lighthouses along our shores--and their unspoiled, scenic natural settings--has captivated our collective imagination. A celebration of one of America's purest landmarks, The Ultimate Book of Lighthouses is a must-have for any home.

Author : William John Hardy
Publisher : New York, Chicago, Fleming H. Revell Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lighthouses written by William John Hardy and published by New York, Chicago, Fleming H. Revell Company. This book was released on 1895 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Roger O'Reilly
Publisher : Watkins Media Limited
ISBN 13 : 1786788128
Total Pages : 652 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Legendary Lighthouses of Britain written by Roger O'Reilly and published by Watkins Media Limited. This book was released on 2024-04-09 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Tony Denton
Publisher : Foxglove Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780956456038
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lighthouses of England written by Tony Denton and published by Foxglove Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2011 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: