The Old Pair
by Richard Reeve
Title
The Old Pair
Artist
Richard Reeve
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
He sits and remembers how he used to guard the river...
When we were kids playing nearby we though these looked like guard towers, or even like the machines from H G Wells' classic, The War of the Worlds. In reality these unique cast iron lighthouses were erected in 1863 by Trinity House to guide ships around Landguard Point until 1917; the two lights aligned indicated the right course. The deep-water channel is now marked by buoys. The lighthouses were restored in the 1980s, The lighthouses are sometimes known as Dovercourt Range Lights.
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April 12th, 2014
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Comments (4)
Lee Craig
Great composition and I enjoyed the history in the narrative! v/f
Richard Reeve replied:
Thank you, Lee. It brought back a lot of childhood memories when I was back there recently!
Meg Shearer
Love this!!! Wonderful lighthouse and wonderful shot!!! L/F!
Richard Reeve replied:
Thank you, Meg! (I nearly got hit by a car when taking this in the middle of the road!)
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