34 Pages | b&w illustrations and maps

210x148mm, Paperback

9781898980070

The coastal area of Hampshire, Dorset and the Isle of Wight has seen many mishapsto shipping, together with the appalling loss of life by drowning or exposure. Before lighthouses were designed and built no flashing radiance shone out across the treacherous coastline warning of land nearby.

Chapters

Tempests 1703-1782
Fog and Thunder 1804-1856
Lighthouses 1857-1883
Admiral Pride 1902-1929
Mudeford Lifeboat 1935-1960