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If you love visiting lighthouses, then you need this book! Sarah has listed every lighthouse in the UK, including all the minor lights. Where to stay: Pendeen Lighthouse is just down the coast, and you can stay in the former lighthouse keepers’ cottages. Secrets of the Lighthouse by Santa Montefiore A series of fires and earthquakes caused it to fall down, but it has been called a Wonder of the Ancient World. Published in 2022, The Great Lighthouses of Ireland is an excellent compilation of Irish lighthouses featuring lots of historical photographs and information. Lighthouse Encyclopedia: The Definitive Reference by Ray Jones
These are some of the famous lighthouses that this book talks about: those at Shark Island (Sydney Harbour), Kribi (Gulf of Guinea), Rubjerg Knude, the Tower of Hercules (Spain), St. Anthony's Lighthouse (Cornwall), Whitefish Point Lighthouse (on Lake Superior), Jeffrey's Hook, and Whitefish Point Lighthouse (near the Hudson River).
Brilliant Beacons: A History of the American Lighthouse By Eric Jay Dolin
For González Macías, the book also became a way of examining our changing relationship with the natural world. In the process of studying these lighthouses – many of which, he says, are “dying” as they are replaced by automation – did he conclude that the evolution of new technologies in navigation has led to a loss of the healthy respect for the forces of sea and weather that our ancestors would have had? The traditional image of a lighthouse shows a tall tower with a single light at the top. The light rotates all night long. Lighthouses have been used by the Greeks and Romans since the beginning of time to make sure that people could get around safely. James’s long-serving detective Adam Dalgliesh, making his 13th appearance, is a poet as well as a policeman. If poetry depends on concision and the avoidance of cliche, it’s a little ironic that he ends up in this long book alongside a character sporting “large hazel eyes” and “an aquiline nose”. There has been a death, possibly a murder, on an island off the Cornish coast where the prime minister is hoping to organise a meeting of minds. It’s hard to remain undistracted by the thought of one’s actual PM being helicoptered out to the same island and ideally staying there. With over 450 lighthouses covered in this comprehensive guide, it provides details on their architecture and extensive history. The book also includes information for visitors and tourists on visiting hours and the best way to get a full viewing experience. Besides the factual details of each lighthouse, Cheryl has also included endearing anecdotes on the lives of lighthouse keepers and workers who manned these towers. Their stories add a personal touch of realism to the guide and make for an exciting read.
Eric Jay Dolin, a best-selling author and government policy advisor, wrote this book about the silent guardians of America's coast. It's a must-read and one of the most highly rated books on our list. It tells the stories and histories of some of the lighthouses that have helped the maritime industry in different parts of the country. It also talks about how they have helped with trade and business. A lot of attention is paid to each lighthouse and its history in the stories, which are told in a lovely way. Complementing the series by Denton and Leach, Lighthouses of Wales covers the lighthouses of North Wales, Anglesey, Pembrokeshire and along the south coast to the lights in the Severn estuary. Lighthouses of Ireland by Roger O’Reilly While the lighthouses of Alexandria and Long Island receive significant attention from historians, architects, and tourists around the world, an often-unheard-of structure sits on the coast of Northern California. Situated in a region that has claimed the lives of thousands of sailors and mariners, the St. George Reef Lighthouse is considered by lighthouse experts to be the most dangerous lighthouse to be ever built. In this enthralling and gripping tale by author and researcher Dennis Powers. But lighthouses are still fascinating structures for children to explore and these lighthouse books for kids are a great way to introduce them to young ones!
Seashaken Houses By Tom Nancollas
To the Lighthouse is partly about power and largely about portraying consciousness, but as a reading experience it can feel like an exercise in eternally delayed gratification. It has been acclaimed as a masterpiece since its appearance in 1927. But it’s not exactly long on action, and the young boy James is not the only one who wants to get to the sodding lighthouse. You start to wonder if Woolf will have the bottle actually to postpone arrival beyond the end of the novel. No spoilers here. I am unsure if Secrets of the Lighthouse is set on a particular lighthouse. Possibly Slyne Head or Clare Island Lighthouse. The Lamplighters by Emma Stonex
As a child, I thought it would be boring and lonely. Now that I’m older, I think I’d love the peace and quiet. I have always loved lighthouses. I don’t know if it’s the quirky, architectural novelty of them, the romantic, windswept locations or the thrill of the spiral staircase that goes up, up, up into the sky, but they hold a very special place in my imaginative world.Readers and critics alike have agreed that this comprehensive and detailed guide on lighthouses is an excellent source of information that does justice to the immense knowledge behind constructing and running lighthouses. Besides their contribution to the construction process, they also standardized and regularized maintenance operations to ensure that these structures survived countless storms.
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