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Laying the Foundation-Stone of the Low-Lights Dock at Tynemouth, 1864. Creator: Unknown.

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Laying the Foundation-Stone of the Low-Lights Dock at Tynemouth, 1864. Rain-soaked celebrations marking the start of work at the mouth of the River Tyne. The High and Low Lights of North Shields were leading lights - a pair of light beacons used in navigation to indicate a safe passage for vessels entering a shallow or dangerous channel. They were sometimes known as the Fish Quay High and Low Lights. The lights installed in the 1860s remained in use until 1999. From "Illustrated London News", 1864.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM24A15_421

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Droits gérés

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29,1Mo (2,2Mo) / 32,5cm x 22,4cm / 3836 x 2649 (300dpi)

Mots clés

weather river water England people group crowd crowds arts flag flags light lights harbour art trade port British wet raining rain geography celebrations color celebration celebrating lighthouse wharf docks dock location century banner tyne Britain Union Jack rainy newspapers press print concept navigation river tyne B&W standard british flag engraved engraving Tyne & Wear Colour Union flag 19th century black & white black and white B W white and black nineteenth century The Print Collector geographical feature Illustrated London News TGN Tynemouth ILN newspaper Unknown 19th-century