DSC01199 - Bramah & Robinson Lighthouse
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Lighthouse is on display at the Canada Science and Technology Museum, Ottawa, Ontario.
British officials chose prefabricated cast iron as a cost-effective material for building lighthouses in the British Empire. In 1856, it was used to build this lighthouse at Cape Race, Newfoundland. The tower is made up of 32 curved plates bolted together on the inside to form a 12 meter (39.4ft) structure. Lighthouse authorities equipped the tower with a light consisting of 13 Argand lamps and reflectors.
This lighthouse marked the first landfall for mariners travelling across the Atlantic Ocean. After for 50 years at Cape Race, it was replaced with a new tower made of concrete. In 1907, it was disassembled and moved to Money Point on Cape North, Nova Scotia, to mark the entrance to the Gulf of St Lawrence. It stood there until 1980, when the government retired it from service and offered it to the Science and Technology Museum.
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DSC01199 - Bramah & Robinson Lighthouse
PLEASE, NO invitations or self promotions, THEY WILL BE DELETED. My photos are FREE to use, just give me credit and it would be nice if you let me know, thanks.
Lighthouse is on display at the Canada Science and Technology Museum, Ottawa, Ontario.
British officials chose prefabricated cast iron as a cost-effective material for building lighthouses in the British Empire. In 1856, it was used to build this lighthouse at Cape Race, Newfoundland. The tower is made up of 32 curved plates bolted together on the inside to form a 12 meter (39.4ft) structure. Lighthouse authorities equipped the tower with a light consisting of 13 Argand lamps and reflectors.
This lighthouse marked the first landfall for mariners travelling across the Atlantic Ocean. After for 50 years at Cape Race, it was replaced with a new tower made of concrete. In 1907, it was disassembled and moved to Money Point on Cape North, Nova Scotia, to mark the entrance to the Gulf of St Lawrence. It stood there until 1980, when the government retired it from service and offered it to the Science and Technology Museum.
New one for my book: www.blurb.com/books/8944643-eastern-canadian-lighthouses-...