European Light-House Systems; Being a Report of a Tour of Inspection Made in 1873
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100 EUROPEAN LIGHT-HOUSE SYSTEMS. umns are very stronjrly braced, and the stiuctnre bad an appearance of great strength. Gm.iicet ligbt- We stopped at tbe Gnnlleet ligbtbousp, situated on a ''""''°' sand of that name, north of the mouth of the Thames, and thirtj--oue miles from the Nore light-ship. It is exposed to the full force of the North Sea. riles. There are one central and six exterior piles supporting columns of about 12 inches in diameter, strongly braced. Sdckots. The sockets for the ...columns are not cast in one with the sockets for the braces, but the latter are bolted against the face of the piles by tap-bolts. F„rm of the Qniike Maplin Sand light-house, the piles were not driven Rtructaro. .^-grtically, and are inclined from the bottom to the top in the form of a pyramid. The piles, braces, and sockets are of a very massive character, and give an appearance of great durability and of the strength which the site demands. Keepers' iiwi 11- rpjjg duelling for the keepers (below the lantern-floor) is ' ' but one story in height, and is smaller and less convenient than in similar structures in the United States.
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