This volume recounts the history of 12 rock lighthouses in various parts of the British Isles, how and why they were constructed and of the difficulties that had to be overcome. It contains varied information, such as materials for the Bell Rock lighthouse had to be carried to it in sailing ships, rather than in steam ships. This well-illustrated book contains many stories and dramas recorded about the lighthouses and their keepers, such as Grace Darling's rescue bid off the stormy Northmberland coast and the tragedy of the Smalls.
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Review:
'Rock Lighthouses of Britain is really terrific. I have seldom read a book so packed with interest, excitement and tumult ...a roaring, thundering, salt-caked, tearing gale of a history that deserves to be a best-seller'. Countryside Monthly 'Nobody born of a seafaring nation could fail to find such a book anything but totally absorbing'. Shipping World and Shipbuilder '...an absorbing book which I found irresistible ...the illustrative material of this handsome book is exciting and occasionally superb'. Country Quest
About the Author:
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.
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- PublisherWhittles Publishing
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 1870325419
- ISBN 13 9781870325417
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages224