Douglas, Isle of Man - Lighthouse - RP postcard c.1940s

Postcard
• Picture / Image:  Douglas Head Lighthouse, Isle of Man - real photo type postcard
• Publisher:  none given
• Postally used:  yes
• Stamp:  George VI 2d orange
• Postmark(s):  Douglas [date unclear]
• Sent to:  Mrs A Matthews, 100 Lyndhurst Road, North End, Portsmouth
• Notes / condition: 

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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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Douglas Head Lighthouse is a lighthouse at Douglas Head on the Isle of Man between England and Ireland.

The light was established in 1857 although the vicinity was in the control of the Isle of Man Harbour Board from 1832.

The lighthouse was built by the engineering brothers David and Thomas Stevenson with a total elevation of 32 metres. The white tower is 20 metres in height and the light itself at a height of 12 metres.

The lighthouse staircase has 71 steps and the light has a nominal range of 24 miles^[vague]. The lantern is composed of eight brilliant reflectors made of pure silver and which date back to 1831. The light flashes white every ten seconds.

In 1855 the Lord Commissioners of the Admiralty requested that the lighthouse be installed other than the harbour light at Douglas Harbour. A parliamentary report at the time revealed that the light already existing in Douglas had been out of operation since 1850. There were originally two lighthouses, one on the pier which had to remain a harbour light and this one. The Douglas Head Lighthouse is the only sea light between the Calf of Man and the Point of Ayre - some forty miles away.

Structural problems meant the lighthouse was restructured in 1892.

The foghorn, known locally as 'Moaning Minnie', was added in 1908. It caused many complaints in Douglas but it was later moved around the head to reduce the upset to local people.

The lighthouse was automated in 1986.

Recently, a new public footpath was constructed by the Commissioners from the top of Port Skillion down to the Light for the benefit of tourists and sightseers.

type=real photographic (rp)

theme=topographical: british

sub-theme=isle of man

number of items=single

period=post war (1945 - present)

postage condition=posted