Yachting Past St Anthony Head Cornwall
by Terri Waters
Title
Yachting Past St Anthony Head Cornwall
Artist
Terri Waters
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Photograph - Photograph
Description
A yacht sails past St Anthony's Head Lighthouse in Cornwall.
At the entrance to the vast waterway of Falmouth, one of the largest natural harbours in the world, is the offshore wrecking hazard Manacles Rocks .
St Anthony lighthouse on the eastern side of Falmouth Harbour, known as Carrick Roads, was commissioned by Trinity House in 1835 to warn ships of their dangers. The fog warning for this stretch of water remained fairly basic until the 1950s, when a modern horn system replaced the massive bell, and it was at the same time that the white tower's lamp changed to electricity. In 1987, the keeper was retired and the lighthouse became fully automatic.
St Anthony lighthouse's more modern claim to fame is that it featured in the opening credits and many scenes of the 1980s children's TV programme 'Fraggle Rock'.
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September 2nd, 2014
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