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Dovercourt Lighthouses
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Amy
June 30, 2020
Hiking
These unusual lighthouses were built around the 17th century and are a unique example of the first types of lighthouses dating to Roman and medieval times. The lighthouses would have been lit using coal or wood before gas or electric lamps were installed. More information: historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1017200
Bumble-Bee
March 10, 2021
Hiking
The lighthouses, commissioned by Trinity House in 1862 and completed in 1863,
served to guide ships towards Harwich harbour (some 1.5km to the north)
their different heights enabling the two …
served to guide ships towards Harwich harbour (some 1.5km to the north)
their different heights enabling the two …
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