An old photograph of the lighthouse with foghorn at Whitby High Light, between Whitby and Robin Hood's Bay, North Yorkshire, UK . Before being decommissioned its foghorn (2 'Rayleigh trumpets') was known locally as the 'Hawsker Bull' or 'Bawling Bull' due to its similar sound. Designer James Walker from Messrs. Walker, Burgess & Cooper, civil engineers Foundations laid 12 April 1857 Local builder was William Falkingbridge of Well Close Square, Whitby. Cost £8000 - First lit on 1 October 1858
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Colin Waters / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
2AJKPY2File size:
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4721 x 2748 px | 40 x 23.3 cm | 15.7 x 9.2 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
2 January 2020More information:
This image could have imperfections as it’s either historical or reportage.