Guiding Lights: The Design & Development of the British Lightvessel from 1732

From time immemorial the coasts of Britain have caused many a shipwreck, but it was to be the 16th century before attempts began to be made to arrest the needless loss of both ships and men by the construction of the first lighthouses.

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