EDDYSTONE - THE FINGER OF LIGHT (The story of the Eddystone Rock Lighthouse by Mike Palmer).

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8 жыл бұрын

A visit to the Eddystone lighthouse in 1990 by the author Mike Palmer.
This film is presented as a 40 minute video to celebrate the release and publication of Mike's revised eBook entitled, 'Eddystone - The Finger of Light'.
Still available at all good book shops ISBN-10 : 095470620X or ISBN-13 : 978-0954706203
On sale now from the Amazon Kindle store as an ebook and also as a print on demand edition!

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@hellooldchap 7 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video.

@tangatoto362 5 жыл бұрын

Watching this from far away Australia, I’m thrilled to see such detail of this iconic structure. My parents lived at a Fort Picklecombe so a trek across the globe to that lovely area, usually included a walk out to Rame head to see the Eddystone light house......thank you so much for the posting

@epowellrob 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video. Amazing that Douglas had the foresight to to top it off with a helipad

@veralees3823 8 жыл бұрын

Mike's book on the Eddistone Lighthouse was jolly well perfect when I bought it years ago. I am thrilled he republished it edited as I understand what a perfectionist he is. It is a propping and informative read. Beautifully illustrated and full of anecdotes that are not easily forgotten. A splendid gift for book lovers who I understand have never been surplanted by the digital age. Well, done Mike and I wish you every success! Vera xx

@pelimies1818 Жыл бұрын

Definition of tough. Tough surroundings, tough life. 200 years ago.. it was.. Tough.

@russcattell955i 5 жыл бұрын

The man in the white coat sounds proper Janner, I expect he's been working on the light man n bu'y. I have been out to the reef a few times and it really get's your attention.

@davidepperson2376 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for this!

@neodonkey 5 жыл бұрын

Helicopter pilot very slick, I expected him to faff around lining up the landing or something, but he just swooped down and plopped it right on the deck. Those diesels would drive me mad in short order though.

@mattreid859 7 жыл бұрын

Fascinating stuff - it must have been 'quite a life' working there back in the day!

@chrisdstard5644 3 жыл бұрын

I like the remnants of the previous lighthous, very reassuring.

@nickdouglass421 3 жыл бұрын

As a direct descendant of Sir James Douglass i found this fascinating. Thank you for posting this. I am on Twitter @NicholasDougl17 if you ever want a chat!

@bustersmith5569 2 жыл бұрын

Who is James Douglas ???

@jrcigarful 5 жыл бұрын

Great! Thank you!

@ramseybarber8312 5 жыл бұрын

Hi I read some time ago that the Lamps in the early days used Spermacetti oil before parrafin if they did use Spermacetti oil I assume that a lot of Sperm whales lost their lives in order to keep the light burning , Also is the Hand Deeps window still used showing a red light ? Thank you for an insight into the Eddystone.

@jimiwu2592 6 жыл бұрын

i'm up for a field trip. Maybe 3:00 today.

@greenrosenz 6 жыл бұрын

i read a book on the Eddystone lighthouses when at school in the 60's.(also went up Smeatons tower late 60's or early 70's). Did the original Douglas light prism float on mercury? Are LED lamps now used to save power? A very interesting video, thanks for posting.

@spikelalmerie9680 6 жыл бұрын

Originally the Douglass Tower was fitted out with Argand burners, 24 six inch lenses and nearly one thousand prisms. this was over 10 ft tall and weighed 7 tons but was incredibly silent when revolving on its rollers on a bed if stainless steel, which was driven by a clockwork system. The burners were later changed to Paraffin lamps and then electricity produced by one of the 3 generators. The previous lenses were replaced revolving around a 1,250 Watt bulb. I am not sure what is out there now but the Tower is surrounded in solar panels and changes in Trinity Houses administration has centralised their operations with much of the maintenance being contracted out. I have updated my ebook on Kindle if anyone is interested. Have a Good Year, Mike

@nickdouglass421 3 жыл бұрын

@@spikelalmerie9680 Thanks for that info. Most interesting.

@davidepperson2376 6 жыл бұрын

Re the generators, would they be water cooled? And if so, with sea water, or is it a "closed system"?

@Shipfixer 3 жыл бұрын

I worked as an engineer aboard fishing vessels in Alaska. Most likely they are a closed system with antifreeze and fresh water and a radiator with fan for cooling. I don't think it would be practical to pump sea water up to a heat exchanger from below. But I could be wrong. Hope this helps. Greetings from Alaska.

@dashcamdude6690 5 жыл бұрын

Do they run the lighthouse on solar panels thses days?

@BillSikes. 5 жыл бұрын

No, people actually live in them, and they're run on kerosene

@russcattell955i 5 жыл бұрын

@@BillSikes. And they catch their dinner with a rod n line daily or plunder passing shipping like pirates Arh harrr.....NOT

@Napoleon_Blownapart 5 жыл бұрын

@@BillSikes. There is no people living there.

@Napoleon_Blownapart 5 жыл бұрын

Since 1999, it is run on solar power.

@LittleKitty22 2 жыл бұрын

Dude: "there's not many of the old school types still around"... my friend, nowadays we would be glad if we even still had a few people from your generation around: men with common sense, intelligence, the ability to think logically, and with a good work ethic. Sadly, nowadays common sense, logic and intelligence gets you nowhere as workplaces up and down the country, in every industry, are populated by insane lunatics screaming woke nonsense but having no idea about even the basics of their job. And those who do know what they are doing - get hounded out of their jobs for not being as insane as these freaks! Yup, happened to me (railway industry) and many other good people who still took pride in their jobs, had a real passion for it and knew what they were doing, and for whom the work place was their second home. Nowadays it's considered more important to scream the politically correct narrative than know your job!