UK – Lighthouse Memories

Mise Tales Forty-Two

May 27, 2014BC, lighthouse, litehouse, UK, USA, vacationAdvertisement, Beachcombing, Bed & Breakfast, British Columbia, Canada, Construction, England, Environment, Foreign, Government, Information, Lighthouses, Photos, Real Estate, Recreation, Tourism, Travel, United Kingdom, VisitorsretlkprLeave a Comment

For an update on what a Mise Tale is then please see Mise Tales One. As mentioned earlier on the front page of my website, any photos or cartoons, or short bits of information, when it is removed from the front page, will also be included again later in the next Misc Tales. That way you can keep track of […]

Britain’s Royal Mint Honours 500 Years of Trinity House

May 23, 2014anniversary, coins, lighthouse, litehouse, Trinity House, UKArt, Coins, Coins, England, Government, History, Hobbies, Ireland, Lighthouses, Scotland, Souvenirs, United Kingdom, WalesretlkprLeave a Comment

Britain’s Royal Mint honours 500 years of Trinity House 20 May 2014 The Royal Mint is this week commemorating the 500th anniversary of Trinity House (20th May), the organisation that has safeguarded the lighthouses, pilot ships and coastal waters of Britain since being awarded a Royal Charter to do so by King Henry VIII. […]

Dreams of Being a Lighthouse Keeper

May 15, 2014automation, lighthouse, litehouse, Trinity House, UKAdult Memories, Anti-Automation, Automation, Bed & Breakfast, Construction, England, Europe, Foreign, Government, History, Ireland, Lighthouses, On The Job, Operators, Real Estate, Recreation, Reprint, Scotland, Ships & Shipping, Shipwrecks, Tourism, Travel, United Kingdom, WalesretlkprLeave a Comment

For years past, adults and children of all ages had dreams of growing up to be an adventurous lighthouse keeper. That dream is slowly dimming as the world automates its lighthouses. The following article from The Guardian brings to our attention the dimming of the dream in the UK The lure of the lighthouse for […]

Two of the World’s Oldest Lighthouses

May 5, 2014lighthouse, litehouse, UK, worldAdult Memories, Canada, Construction, Earthquake, Foreign, History, Information, Lighthouses, North America, Nova Scotia, Travel, United Kingdom, WorldwideretlkprLeave a Comment

Under the title Can you shed light on it? by the Grimsby Telegraph and posted: on May 01, 2014 Tim Mickleburgh said: The world’s oldest lighthouse (the Pharos of Alexandria) was built by Sostratus of Cnidus around 270 BC. It was a pyramid-shaped tower of white marble on the island of Pharos (in Greek the word Pharos means […]

Mise Tales Thirty-Three

December 11, 2013BC, CBC TV, CG HQ, Chris Mills, documentary, film, Fresnel lens, hovercraft, life-cycle, lighthouse, Lighthouses, litehouse, mural, salmon, Salmon Confidential, Sockeye, UK, Vancouver, VictoriaArt, British Columbia, Canada, Construction, Environment, Equipment, Foreign, History, Information, Light, Lighthouses, Movies, News, Photos, Reprint, United Kingdom, VideosretlkprLeave a Comment

For an update on what a Mise Tale is then please see Mise Tales One. Tell Tale Productions Inc’s. documentary “Lighthouses” – the film has been completed and has had its world broadcast premiere on CBC Television’s Land and Sea Sunday, November 24, 2013. If you missed it you can see it online on CBC Land […]

Mise Tales Thirty-Two

December 3, 2013BC, Bishop Rock, British Columbia, Cornwall, Georgetown Lighthouse, Guyana, helicopter, infographic, lighthouse, litehouse, Marriott hotel, NGS, Portugal, storm wave, tour, UK, underwater, water levelsConstruction, England, Europe, Foreign, History, Information, Light, Lighthouses, News, Portugal, Reprint, Tourism, Travel, United Kingdom, VisitorsretlkprLeave a Comment

For an update on what a Mise Tale is then please see Mise Tales One. Click the image or use this link to see the National Geographic article If All the Ice Melted. **************************** Navigational Light to be Fixed Atop Marriott HotelMay 16, 2013 by KNEWS filed under news Port Georgetown Lighthouse, GuyanaThe Marriott Hotel […]

Mise Tales Thirty-One

November 24, 2013coin, Faroe Islands, lighthouse, litehouse, Michael Blanchette, photos, Pinterest, storm, Trinity House, UK, wavesAdult Memories, Art, Coins, Denmark, Europe, Faroe Islands, Foreign, Lighthouses, Photos, Photos, Souvenirs, TravelretlkprLeave a Comment

For an update on what a Mise Tale is then please see Mise Tales One. Waves crash against a lighthouse during a storm named Christian that battered France at Boulogne sur MerSource: Reuters – Mon, 28 Oct 2013 12:34 PMAuthor: Reuters ****************************** The Faroe Islands Are Our Travel Tuesday A serene haven of tranquil waters, […]

Don’t Let the Lighthouses Go Dark – special reprint

November 16, 2011automation, British, dark, GPS, lighthouse, litehouse, UKAnti-Automation, Automation, Construction, Foreign, Government, History, Lighthouses, Reprint, United KingdomretlkprLeave a Comment

The following article by Bella Bathhurst from the Notting Hill Editions Journal was passed to me by a BC lightkeeper. It was so well written I asked permission to reprint it here. Pay special attention to the author’s reasons for keeping lighthouses. ************************************* Don’t Let the Lighthouses go Dark by Bella Bathhurst – published November […]

Could the UK lighthouses be about to go in the dark?

September 29, 2011automation, enavigation, lighthouse, litehouse, UKAutomation, England, Equipment, Foreign, Government, History, Lighthouses, United KingdomretlkprLeave a Comment

From the BBC online news (NOTE: This is an image from the website. If the text is too small, hold down the CTRL key (lower left) on your keyboard and rotate the middle wheel on your mouse. The text will become larger or smaller depending on which direction you move the mouse wheel.) This applies […]

Royal Sovereign Lighthouse – very unique!

July 31, 2011automated, foreign, lighthouse, litehouse, UKAutomation, Construction, Foreign, Information, LighthousesretlkprLeave a Comment

The photo below from the Guardian.uk does not show the lighthouse very well, but the photo was so unique I had to post it. More photos can be seen on this Google Search here. That would have been a fun place to live. Wonder what it was like in windy weather? – from Wikipedia article […]

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