St Ives Old Lighthouse
by Terri Waters
Title
St Ives Old Lighthouse
Artist
Terri Waters
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Description
The small harbour wall in the pretty Cornish town of St Ives is known as 'Smeatons Pier'. It was built in 1831 by lighthouse engineer John Smeaton, who was responsible for building the first successful off-shore wave-washed light tower on the Eddystone rock. A lighthouse was constructed at the end of the pier, also to smeaton's design. The building has a domed roof which is topped off with a decorative weather vane, depicting a small sailing barge.
The light remained in use until the pier was extended in the 1890s at which point and the new lighthouse was built.
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July 19th, 2020
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