2017

SW7011 : The Lizard Lighthouse Foghorn

taken 7 years ago, near to Lizard, Cornwall, England

The Lizard Lighthouse Foghorn
The Lizard Lighthouse Foghorn
The Lizard Foghorn comprises two diaphone horns operated by compressed air, nowadays electrically operated giving one three second blast every thirty seconds when air moisture exceeds a certain figure. Originally it was operated by a steam compressor, changed to diesel operation after 1907.

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Geographical Context: Coastal Air, Sky, Weather Rocks, Scree, Cliffs Primary Subject: Fog Horn
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SW7011, 389 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Bob Walters   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 31 May, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 10 September, 2021
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SW 7043 1155 [10m precision]
WGS84: 49:57.5938N 5:12.1292W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SW 7018 1154
View Direction
EAST (about 90 degrees)
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