Hood Point Lighthouse
From Graces Guide
in East London, South Africa. It began operating on 4 June 1895.
1895 Description and illustration of quadruple flashing dioptric apparatus, which contained many new features. It was based on the French system: the optic arrangement and its table, which weigh together 2 tons 11 cwt., are borne on a bath of mercury. The whole work, from the designs of W. T. Douglass, consulting lighthouse engineer to the Cape Government, was carried out by Chance Brothers and Co. of Birmingham.[1]
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