Rock Lighthouses Of Britain

Product Description

In this new & greatly enhanced edition of his classic book which has become the standard work on the subject Christopher Nicholson vividly describes the construction & history to the present day of some of the worlds most famous lighthouses. 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 & wind power. This new edition will be 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 h&-coloured plans & drawings a brand new chapter about Rockall the most unusual rock lighthouse of all & a detailed appendix. For those not intimately connected with the sea its 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. Mans struggle to build a permanent & 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 & dogged determination.