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A flatter terrain calls for a flatter lighthouse; why use all that brick to elevate a light when there isn't much surrounding elevation to begin with? ^^
This is one of the many lighthouses in the Porthcawl area, with this one tasked with alerting inbound ships to an outcrop of land which separates Sandy Bay from Trecco Bay. Though today a popular seaside resort in Bridgend county, Porthcawl was once a major coal port, but soon lost out to other ports in the area. As such, the town's location on a sheltered inlet on the Welsh coastline meant that the waters were calm and quite warm, and the area soon became popular as a tourist resort. Today, the town boasts Coney Beach, a funfair originally built to entertain American soldiers returning from the fronts of the First World War, a promenade built to celebrate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee in 1887, and a large holiday park to the east.
Hope you enjoy!
P.S. Submission name inspired by 'View out to Sea', a previous submission you can find right here: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/22661026/
This is one of the many lighthouses in the Porthcawl area, with this one tasked with alerting inbound ships to an outcrop of land which separates Sandy Bay from Trecco Bay. Though today a popular seaside resort in Bridgend county, Porthcawl was once a major coal port, but soon lost out to other ports in the area. As such, the town's location on a sheltered inlet on the Welsh coastline meant that the waters were calm and quite warm, and the area soon became popular as a tourist resort. Today, the town boasts Coney Beach, a funfair originally built to entertain American soldiers returning from the fronts of the First World War, a promenade built to celebrate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee in 1887, and a large holiday park to the east.
Hope you enjoy!
P.S. Submission name inspired by 'View out to Sea', a previous submission you can find right here: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/22661026/
Category Photography / Scenery
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Size 1280 x 960px
File Size 204.8 kB
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Light Houses are an interesting device when you look at what makes them work... or at least the old ones are. We have two light houses here on San Juan Island and one looks like a smaller version of this one.
If you are a history buff, one has to wonder how many ships and boats have passed by this light and used it to navigate by.
If you are a history buff, one has to wonder how many ships and boats have passed by this light and used it to navigate by.
Indeed, much more so than the simple fires of the past that would mark where sea ended and land began. Unfortunately, I couldn't access this one, but I like to think that all of the operating equipment is still inside.
One does, yes, especially given the history of the port! One can only imagine where those ships took the coal that was pumped out from the valley mines.
One does, yes, especially given the history of the port! One can only imagine where those ships took the coal that was pumped out from the valley mines.
That's the best part about lighthouses; you need a lot of them! I've always loved them and when we visited Maine eight years ago I finally got to go up in one which thrilled me to no end. I could see myself preening feathers as I watched the tides roaring in and out, kabitzing with the local fishermen and telling tales of stupid rich folk too bright to know they were about to crash on the rocks.
Dominus tecum
Dominus tecum
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