Restored the leading lights of Low Dovercourt lighthouse an old Victorian cast iron example of engineering no longer used
The two iron towers were built by Trinity House 1863 to aid navigation into the River Orwell on which the busy ports of Felixtowe and Harwich are located. They are a 6 Legged tower painted black 14 metres high. They were used until 1917 to guide ships around Landguard Point. The beach is a winner of the European blue flag being one of the UK's cleanest
Size: 4088px × 6144px
Location: Harwich,Essex, England
Photo credit: © Yon Marsh / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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