Lighthouses Of Wales
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Lighthouse-related posts by Warren Kovach, local history author (@angleseyhistory.bsky.social). New book "Lighthouses of Wales", from Amberley: https://www.amberley-books.com/lighthouses-of-wales.html Website: lighthouses.wales
The historic Welsh lighthouse crowned UK’s most unusual hotel - nation.cymru/culture/the-...
The historic Welsh building crowned UK's most unusual hotel
Nation.Cymru staff While many travellers opt for familiar hotel chains when planning a night away, there are countless quirky, unconventional, and one-of-a-kind hotels across the country offering trul...
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A day of music from lighthouses around Britain and Ireland is just starting now on BBC Radio 3! "Where the Light Sings" www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Listen live to Radio 3 on BBC Sounds
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BBC Radio 3 will be broadcasting live from lighthouses around Britain and Ireland, including Strumble Head in Wales. "Where the Light Sings" will be on 26 Sept, 8am-8pm. www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
BBC Radio 3 travels around Britain's coastline in a twelve-hour live relay of music, stories and sound from six lighthouses
BBC Radio 3's "Where the Light Sings" is a unique twelve-hour live musical adventure, connecting some of Britain's wildest coastal locations
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My latest acquisition - a stereoview photograph of South Stack, taken by Francis Bedford ca 1865, one of the first photographs ever of the lighthouse! Find out more about the lighthouse at lighthouses.wales/the-lighthou...
The glass pioneers who built lighthouse lenses used around the world www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The Black Country glass pioneers who helped illuminate the globe
The legacy of Chance Glassworks in Smethwick is being celebrated with a new play and other projects.
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I'm enjoying reading the latest addition to my lighthouse library, a first edition of the 1959 book written by the last of the famous Stevenson line of Scottish lighthouse builders. I've now added it to my webpage of favourite lighthouse books: lighthouses.wales/lighthouse_b...
Mumbles lighthouse features in a full page newspaper ad today for Great Western Railway. Read about the lighthouse on my website: lighthouses.wales/the-lighthou...
Great video of the story of turning a historic lighthouse in Lake Erie, Ohio, USA (near where I grew up!) into a unique home. www.youtube.com/watch?v=16Sk...
She lives in an abandoned lighthouse?? Trash to treasure
YouTube video by Tiny House Giant Journey
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There will be no tours of South Stack lighthouse this autumn after 14 Sept. The tower and buildings are getting painted so they will be bright and clean when it reopens in Spring 2027.
#MondayMagic Views of #NorthWales and #Anglesey. No wonder I keep returning 😍 Stunning place filled with special flora and fauna. @visitwales.bsky.social @lighthousewales.bsky.social @stormhour.com
Flat Holm heritage project wins awards: nation.cymru/news/island-...
Island heritage project wins top awards
Mark Mansfield A major heritage restoration project has won two national construction awards in recognition of work to preserve historic buildings, improve wildlife habitats and boost public access. T...
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Over the past four weeks I've travelled between the southern and northern extremities of Ireland, from Mizen Head to Malin Head, visiting lighthouses along the way. Here are a few of them; the first set is from counties Cork and Wexford, the other from Down, Antrim and Donegal.
I'm pleased to hear that the National Waterfront Museum in Swansea will be putting the South Bishop Lighthouse Fresnel lens on display. It will be fully rotating, with visitors invited to wind the clockwork mechanism! www.linkedin.com/posts/nicole...
The best first day back at work: spent on a visit to the workshop where our South Bishop Lighthouse optic is currently getting prepared for display. The lighthouse was built in 1839 to aid vessels… |...
The best first day back at work: spent on a visit to the workshop where our South Bishop Lighthouse optic is currently getting prepared for display. The lighthouse was built in 1839 to aid vessels al...
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If you are visiting Oriel Môn in Llangefni you can pick up both my Lighthouses of Wales book and Ian Jones' excellent South Stack book. Or get my book online at lighthouses.wales/lighthouses-...
If you happen to be at @storielbangor.bsky.social in Bangor, you can pick up a copy of my Lighthouses of Wales book in their shop. Or get a signed copy from me at lighthouses.wales/lighthouses-...
Did you know South Stack lighthouse once had a telegraph station, relaying messages from approaching ships to the Liverpool docks? Check out my latest blog about the station and the people who ran it at www.anglesey-history.co.uk/the-south-st...
The South Stack Telegraph Station - Anglesey History
Another nice eBay find has dropped through the letterbox. I’m always on the lookout for items related to Welsh lighthouses (some of which have appeared in my latest book Lighthouses of Wales). I recen...
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Skokholm lighthouse last week, backed by dramatic outcrops & facing south-west across wide seas at the mouth of the Bristol Channel Completed in 1915, it is the last traditionally built lighthouse in Britain - now owned by @wtsww.bsky.social 📷 My own
I'll be giving a talk about the Lighthouses of Wales tomorrow, 15 April, 7pm, for Menai Heritage (across from Waitrose, Menai Bridge). All welcome! More info on my Lighthouses book at www.anglesey-history.co.uk/shop/lightho...
"I'll have a pint of lighthouse, please". I recently found this beer tap badge, with Nash Point lighthouse, on eBay. Has anyone tried Light Headed from Vale of Glamorgan brewery?
It was great to see a review of my Lighthouses of Wales book in Amateur Photographer magazine, saying ‘…from a photography perspective, it’s illustrated beautifully’ Available from all good bookshops in Wales, online dealers, or get your signed copy from me at lighthouses.wales/lighthouses-...
The latest Flash journal from lighthouse authority Trinity House has a very interesting article about the modernisation programme just completed at the Skerries lighthouse, off Anglesey. Download the PDF here: www.trinityhouse.co.uk/asset/5898/d...
I'm having fun spotting my Lighthouses of Wales book on shelves around Wales: Browsers in Porthmadog, Waterstones in Aberystwyth, and Awen Menai in Menai Bridge. Get your copy at your local bookshop, or get a signed copy direct from me at lighthouses.wales/lighthouses-...
I'll be giving a talk about the Lighthouses of Wales on 15 April, 7pm, for Menai Heritage (across from Waitrose, Menai Bridge). All welcome! More info on my Lighthouses book at www.anglesey-history.co.uk/shop/lightho...
I'll be giving a talk today (17 March, 2pm) about the Lighthouses of Wales at Pentraeth Memorial Hall; all welcome! I'll be selling copies of my book, also available on my website: lighthouses.wales/lighthouses-...
I'll be giving a talk about the Lighthouses of Wales at Pentraeth Memorial Hall next week (17 March, 2pm); all welcome!
Are you fascinated or curious about lighthouses? For #WorldBookDay, check out my Lighthouses of Wales book: lighthouses.wales/lighthouses-... #LighthouseBooks #Lighthouses
My latest find on eBay; a nice postcard of the Skerries Lighthouse, from around 1904, and a recent photo. The first lighthouse here was built 1717. Read more about it in my book Lighthouses of Wales: lighthouses.wales/lighthouses-...
With Fresnel lenses being removed from many lighthouses during lighting system upgrades (including the Skerries last year), it is heartening to see this company in Florida making brand-new and very beautiful replica optics! www.artworks-florida.com
