Sunday, 23 March 2025

Lighthouses

 

1996: Lighthouses (Artist - David Swinton)
Point of Ayre, on the west coast, the oldest operational lighthouse on the Isle of Man, designed and built by Robert Stevenson the grandfather of the writer Robert Louis Stevenson.

(36) Calf of Man Lighthouse, an island south of the Isle of Man and a nature reserve. (42) Maughold Head is on the easternmost part of the Isle of Man and the nearest to England 30 miles from St Bees Head.

(20) The lighthouse on the Langness peninsula is automated on this, the most south easterly peninsula of the island; the cottages are now holiday lets. (30) Chicken Rock Lighthouse, where stormy weather once meant that lighthouse keepers were cut off from their Christmas Dinner, no turkey for them in 1960 and indeed no relief boat until the New Year  (41) Douglas Head Lighthouse, another one designed by Robert Stevenson.

The Great Lighthouse Extravaganza a tour by enthusiasts of some of the Isle of Man's lighthouses, including Chicken Rock with views from all angles.

Sunday Stamps theme - Lighthouses - follow the light to  See It On A Postcard

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5 comments:

  1. violet s23 March 2025 at 15:37

    The first one has the same mood as Lisa's stamp.
    Chicken Rock looks particularly precariously situated.

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  2. Mail Adventures23 March 2025 at 17:08

    I have just realised that I have very few stamps from the Isle of Man, and any lighthouse.
    Thanks for the link :)

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  3. marina23 March 2025 at 22:58

    Woah! so many lighthouses!!!! all beautiful!

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  4. Lisa24 March 2025 at 00:17

    I like the 42 best, it looks like an oil painting. I have only one Isle of Man, a Border collie!

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  5. FinnBadger24 March 2025 at 12:30

    Oh, wow, the dramatic skies on this set of stamps are incredible. The 24p is my favorite.

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