Picture No | 10216380 |
Date | 1882 |
Description | Official Opening of the Eddystone Lighthouse 1882 |
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Opening of the new Eddystone Lighthouse by the Duke of Edinburgh. The new lighthouse, designed by Sir James Douglass, can be seen to the left of the older one, built by John Smeaton. Smeaton's lighthouse was taken down and rebuilt on Plymouth Hoe.
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Source | The Illustrated London News, 27 May 1882, page 505 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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