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1875 Height reduced by 40 ft. | 1875 Height reduced by 40 ft. | ||
Late 1880s: Electric arc lighting installed. Initially there were two steam-driven [[Auguste de Meritens]] magnetos. Later replaced by Brush dynamos. | Late 1880s: Electric arc lighting installed. Initially there were two steam-driven [[Auguste de Meritens|Meritens]] magnetos. Later replaced by [[Brush Electrical Engineering Co|Brush]] dynamos. | ||
Engineered by Sir [[James Nicholas Douglass]]. | Engineered by Sir [[James Nicholas Douglass]]. | ||
1901 St. Catherine's Point was the scene of comparative trials of | 1901 St. Catherine's Point was the scene of comparative trials of various types of foghorns and sirens. | ||
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== Sources of Information == | == Sources of Information == | ||
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* 'Lost Sounds' by Alan Renton, Whittles Publishing, 2001 | |||
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[[Category: Lighthouses]] | [[Category: Lighthouses]] |
Latest revision as of 23:15, 26 October 2020
on the Isle of Wight
Originally built c.1839.
1868 Fitted with a Daboll reed fog signal.
1875 Height reduced by 40 ft.
Late 1880s: Electric arc lighting installed. Initially there were two steam-driven Meritens magnetos. Later replaced by Brush dynamos.
Engineered by Sir James Nicholas Douglass.
1901 St. Catherine's Point was the scene of comparative trials of various types of foghorns and sirens.
See Also
Sources of Information
- 'Lost Sounds' by Alan Renton, Whittles Publishing, 2001