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Subject: [Leica] Britains shortest lighthouse - possibly
From: douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp)
Date: Sat Mar 4 06:47:43 2006
References: <440852B2.4010308@gmx.de> <4408AE14.2020208@summaventures.com> <4408C2C1.4060106@gmx.de> <440981C5.7040300@summaventures.com>

Hello Peter,
I seem to remember there having been a light like you mention on the 
Tyne at South Shields, at Sunderland on the Wear and another at 
Teesmouth, if it's red it must be be South of the river when coming in 
from the North Sea.
Douglas

Peter Dzwig wrote:

>
>
> Douglas Sharp wrote:
>
>> Thanks for looking Peter, and everyone else so far.
>> I know quite a few between Tees, Tyne and Humber, true lighthouses 
>> are at St Mary's (Whitley Bay)
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Ships-and-Boats/IMG003
>
>
> The one I was referring to is only about 20 ft high, red and sits on a 
> low shelf of rocks at the mouth of whichever estuary it is. Don't 
> think that it is at Hartlepool though.
>
> Thanks for showing the pictures of Whitby again. The one on top odf 
> thecolumn always amusess me. Early Victorian I presume.
>
> Peter
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