See It On a Postcard's Thursday Postcard Hunt is on the watch for Lighthouses...
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| Le phare de la Vieille et la pointe du Raz |
One mile west of the Pointe du Raz is possibly France's most photographed and famous lighthouse in the turbulent seas off Finistere, France's westernmost point. It takes it name from the rock it stands on La Vieille and there are a lot of rocks unseen under the water adding to the danger of this stretch of water.. The lighthouse has been operational since 1887 and replaced the one seen in the distance in the photograph
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| Christmas at Walney Lighthouse |
.A lighthouse you don't need a boat to get to on Walney Island (there is a bridge). This is my local lighthouse and its claim to fame is that was the last one in England to be automated (2003) and was home to the only female Principal Keeper of a lighthouse in the country.
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| "Lost at Walney Lighthouse" Artist - John Duffin |
Here is an artist view. I always try and pick up John Duffin's postcards when he has a local exhibition but last time discovered I had more versions than were on sale😄
4 comments:
The first postcard with the turbulent water is amazing.
anonymous was marina https://marinaowens.com/2024/02/01/lighthouses/
I was once at Pointe du Raz. My pictures aren't so good, but I have really happy memories from that trip.
I like that you have a "local lighthouse" too! My local lighthouse is a small one, very different from yours! The artist view is just wonderful.
Those turbulent waters around la Vielle are only nice to look at.
having a local lighthouse that was still run by a keeper until this century is really cool.
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