Title

Smeaton's Tower near Plymouth in Devon.

Caption

Smeaton's Tower near Plymouth in Devon. Completed in 1759 by John Smeaton, the Tower was the fourth Eddystone Lighthouse. Its interlocking granite block construction proved far more durable than its predecessors, and it was only when the rock beneath the tower began to crack that the decision was taken to replace it. It served for 123 years before being dismantled and rebuilt on Plymouth Hoe.

Date

Nov 30, 1999

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F21_194

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60,4Mb (1,2Mb) / 13,1in x 18,0in / 3917 x 5393 (300dpi)

Keywords

glass photograph landscape coast building England coastal tower devon lighthouse century navigation B&W Plymouth MONOCHROME 19th century black & white black and white B W nineteenth century The Print Collector Eddystone Lighthouse TGN photograph landscape Unknown glass John John Smeaton Smeaton glass plate negative Smeaton's Tower