Longstone Lighthouse
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Longstone Lighthouse is an active 19th century lighthouse on Longstone Rock in the outer group of the Farne Islands off the Northumberland Coast, England. Completed in 1826, it was originally called t
Longstone Lighthouse
The 1873 optic: in use for almost 80 years, it is now on display at Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum.
The 1946 optic (since fitted with a pair of LED lamps).
Grace Darling
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Grace Horsley Darling was an English lighthouse keeper's daughter. Her participation in the rescue of survivors from the shipwrecked Forfarshire in 1838 brought her national fame. The paddlesteamer ra
Longstone Lighthouse
…Lighthouse, and complemented the earlier Inner Farne Lighthouse. The lighthouse is best known for the 1838 wreck of the Forfarshire and the role of Grace Darling, the lighthouse keeper's daughter, in rescuing survivors. The Farne Islands had a long history of needing a light to warn ships of the many surrounding…
Portrait by Thomas Musgrave Joy, 1839
Lighthouse at Longstone: The upper window in the white ring was Grace Darling's bedroom, from which she saw the wreckage of the Forfarshire.
Grace Darling at the Forfarshire by Thomas Musgrave Joy
The replica headstone above the grave of Grace Darling and her family, St Aidan's churchyard, Bamburgh. The weathered original is on display at the RNLI Grace Darling Museum in Bamburgh.