Thanks very much for giving us an insight into these incredible structures and engineering masterpieces. When I was a little boy of 3 or 4 I was obsessed with lighthouses now 30 years later my obsession has been relit. I’ve still got to tick of my dream list of actually being inside a lighthouse hopefully 1 day
Superb video, thank you Peter. The lighthouse always meant one thing to me as a young man. Fall in/or out from harbour stations and secure the focs'le for sea/harbour. Often on 'Channel night' as our ship boxed the compass just outside the the sound, we sailors would stand on deck with our tins of CSB looking at that mournful light and thinking of our much over due shore leave. Your videos are a window to a forgotten word, but a better word. I remember as a younger man taking great interest in the sea forts and land fortifications surrounding Plymouth Sound. The warehouses and workshops of the Royal Dockyard and the quarry workings on Dartmoor where the rock came to build all these industrial wonders. I different world and different time and I'm so glad that you have provided us with a tantalising glimpse.
Hi Steve, thanks for that and glad that you are still enjoying the Lighthouse videos. As you mentioned the Forts etc you may find this that I found interesting. ruclips.net/video/8DvDFCbilss/видео.html&ab_channel=SamandjessexploreSamandjessexplore Cheers and stay safe.
Fascinating videos Peter. A great insight as to what must have been, it seems, a fantastic job. I was working on the breakwater in the early summer of 1988 after the great storm of 87. A big hole appeared behind the lighthouse and with the help of the Royal Marines and their landing craft we drove 5 ton dumper trucks onto the breakwater to fill the hole with concrete, that took several days. During the following works some other people landed on the breakwater and went into the lighthouse, we asked if we could look around, it was fascinating to see the curved furniture, and the light room.
Thanks for video. Such a shame the MOD are not showing the same high standard of care and attention over detail, cleanliness and upkeep. On all your videos that care really stands out to every square inch of the light and structure given by the TH keepers and subsequent ex keepers and fitters, who now maintain the unmanned lights. At least the fog bell is still there.
Thanks for that, yes it is a pity, us Keepers (those that loved the job) kept our Lighthouses spick and span, but to be fair, we were living there, so it was a lot easier, take care, Happy New Year
Yet another good one thanks Peter. It must have been quite a walk out on that breakwater at times. I bet those steps inside took some care if the Keeper's feet were still a bit wet or slippery. They just seem more severe than others. As usual I'm green with envy at your visits haha. All the best for 2020. Jack.
Happy new year Peter thanks for showing us this really beautiful lighthouse, I cannot believe how nice even the inside was built with those ornate metalwork details and even the printing on the fog bell my goodness why can’t we make things with this quality and detail anymore? Cheers Ken from New Jersey USA.
Hi Ken, thanks for your input, yes they seemed to have had more pride in those days with building stuff, or no shareholders!, take care and a Happy New Year to you too.
Are you sure that a LED (light emitting diode) was used in mid 90s? I'm just curious, because as far as I know, white LEDs (more precisely blue LEDs that were a part of 'white' LEDs of that era) were pretty much a novelty in that time.
Hi, I was never a technician only a Keeper. Some of my videos were day visits just to film it, so I had no real knowledge of the place. I relied totally on what I could find out myself either from Trinity House or the attendants that accompanied me. So if you want a definitive answer I include an email address to Trinity House, cheers, stay safe,. enquiries@trinityhouse.co.uk
Happy new year. The vid kept freezing at 7min so I will have to come back to see the rest, maybe the answer to my question is still coming. It appears the Military folks don't keep their lighthouse as squared away as TH. Why would the experts (TH) give control of a lighthouse to the military?
Happy New Year, I'm assuming that Trinity House get rid of lights here and there to off load the costs to someone else for whatever reasons. They passed on Souter Point, Withernsea, Spurn Head, Haisborough etc. Yes I thought that in the 2nd clip that there was an awful lot of mould and paint peeling about the place.
Iwww.sykescottages.co.uk/cottage/Cornwall-Penlee-Point/The-Old-Signal-House-983271.html f you mean the Holiday houses as they are now? and you can afford their prices? then yes , but when us Keepers were there, then no. Happy New Year
Hi Oscar, This I couldn't find a definite answer to as what keeps getting said is in 1920 they installed acetylene gas to run the place and the Keepers were withdrawn, but...there are articles on line from a Keeper that served on there in 1961! www.pasttimesproject.co.uk/lsl_browse.php?subsite=ll&story=373
Thanks very much for giving us an insight into these incredible structures and engineering masterpieces. When I was a little boy of 3 or 4 I was obsessed with lighthouses now 30 years later my obsession has been relit. I’ve still got to tick of my dream list of actually being inside a lighthouse hopefully 1 day
Thank you Jordan, Hope you get your chance to getting inside a Lighthouse, thanks for the kind words, stay safe
Superb video, thank you Peter. The lighthouse always meant one thing to me as a young man. Fall in/or out from harbour stations and secure the focs'le for sea/harbour. Often on 'Channel night' as our ship boxed the compass just outside the the sound, we sailors would stand on deck with our tins of CSB looking at that mournful light and thinking of our much over due shore leave. Your videos are a window to a forgotten word, but a better word. I remember as a younger man taking great interest in the sea forts and land fortifications surrounding Plymouth Sound. The warehouses and workshops of the Royal Dockyard and the quarry workings on Dartmoor where the rock came to build all these industrial wonders. I different world and different time and I'm so glad that you have provided us with a tantalising glimpse.
Hi Steve, thanks for that and glad that you are still enjoying the Lighthouse videos. As you mentioned the Forts etc you may find this that I found interesting.
ruclips.net/video/8DvDFCbilss/видео.html&ab_channel=SamandjessexploreSamandjessexplore
Cheers and stay safe.
@@PeterHalil Thanks Peter, I'll watch the video this evening over a cold pint of dry cider. Cheers! ;)
@@PeterHalil That was a great video, very interesting if not rather sad to see the fort failing into ruin. Thanks Peter.
Soul been extracted with an acetylene bottles from this beautiful lighthouse.
Thank you Peter for this another great video :)
Thank you Pavel, glad you liked it, take care.
Wow. This interior seems much more original than many of the others. Really interesting to see.
Sad the way the MOD have let the upkeep slip.
Happy new year, Peter. Thanks for releasing these into the wild.
Happy New Year, more coming, take care.
I find this to be a handsome light house. Simple and pleasing to the eye. And that lense wow!!! What a treasure.
Thank you Dave, and yes I agree, and what a wonderful location. Cheers and stay safe
Fascinating videos Peter. A great insight as to what must have been, it seems, a fantastic job. I was working on the breakwater in the early summer of 1988 after the great storm of 87. A big hole appeared behind the lighthouse and with the help of the Royal Marines and their landing craft we drove 5 ton dumper trucks onto the breakwater to fill the hole with concrete, that took several days. During the following works some other people landed on the breakwater and went into the lighthouse, we asked if we could look around, it was fascinating to see the curved furniture, and the light room.
Thank you for that, fascinating. Glad they let you in for a look around. Thanks again and stay safe
Thanks for video. Such a shame the MOD are not showing the same high standard of care and attention over detail, cleanliness and upkeep. On all your videos that care really stands out to every square inch of the light and structure given by the TH keepers and subsequent ex keepers and fitters, who now maintain the unmanned lights. At least the fog bell is still there.
Thanks for that, yes it is a pity, us Keepers (those that loved the job) kept our Lighthouses spick and span, but to be fair, we were living there, so it was a lot easier, take care, Happy New Year
Yet another good one thanks Peter. It must have been quite a walk out on that breakwater at times. I bet those steps inside took some care if the Keeper's feet were still a bit wet or slippery. They just seem more severe than others. As usual I'm green with envy at your visits haha. All the best for 2020. Jack.
Yes, they did seem severe. A quite small tower to have lived in, luckily, I was only visiting, cheers.
Happy new year Peter thanks for showing us this really beautiful lighthouse, I cannot believe how nice even the inside was built with those ornate metalwork details and even the printing on the fog bell my goodness why can’t we make things with this quality and detail anymore?
Cheers Ken from New Jersey USA.
Hi Ken, thanks for your input, yes they seemed to have had more pride in those days with building stuff, or no shareholders!, take care and a Happy New Year to you too.
Wonderful videos thank you
Thank you for your kind comments, take care.
Brilliant Peter thanks 😁👍👏👏👏
Cheers David,Happy New Year.
Thank you for another video and happy new year :)
Happy New Year, thanks
Are you sure that a LED (light emitting diode) was used in mid 90s? I'm just curious, because as far as I know, white LEDs (more precisely blue LEDs that were a part of 'white' LEDs of that era) were pretty much a novelty in that time.
Hi, I was never a technician only a Keeper. Some of my videos were day visits just to film it, so I had no real knowledge of the place. I relied totally on what I could find out myself either from Trinity House or the attendants that accompanied me. So if you want a definitive answer I include an email address to Trinity House, cheers, stay safe,.
enquiries@trinityhouse.co.uk
Maybe you could put together a calendar, a lot of us would enjoy it.
Mmm? bit late this year, but will have to have a think on that one. Happy New Year.
@@PeterHalil Yes next year! I will hope to maybe see a calendar next year and thank you Peter for your videos enjoy them so very much!
@@ginaw.2532 Cheers Gina,It makes me Happy too that my videos are enjoyed, take care.
The tower looks like a smaller version of The Fastnet lighthouse in southern Ireland.
Cheers, that's a Lighthouse that I've only ever seen in photos, Happy New Year.
Or that one that straddles the border
Happy new year. The vid kept freezing at 7min so I will have to come back to see the rest, maybe the answer to my question is still coming. It appears the Military folks don't keep their lighthouse as squared away as TH. Why would the experts (TH) give control of a lighthouse to the military?
Happy New Year, I'm assuming that Trinity House get rid of lights here and there to off load the costs to someone else for whatever reasons. They passed on Souter Point, Withernsea, Spurn Head, Haisborough etc. Yes I thought that in the 2nd clip that there was an awful lot of mould and paint peeling about the place.
@@PeterHalil Similar with the commissioners of irish lights
Kind of sad to see this as an empty space and not lived in any more. Still good to see it though!
yes, there are a few more like that one I'm afraid
We went inside Plymouth Breakwater today on an ALK visit. Not much has changed since your second visit.
Thank you for that, the place looked so tiny to me when I thought, Keepers used to live in here! Cheers and stay safe
another great video. what did the sign outside say?
Is there internet in the houses??
Iwww.sykescottages.co.uk/cottage/Cornwall-Penlee-Point/The-Old-Signal-House-983271.html f you mean the Holiday houses as they are now? and you can afford their prices? then yes , but when us Keepers were there, then no. Happy New Year
Used to be a radio I think
What do ship use for navigation now?
Hi Jonathan, Nowadays it will all be Satellite navigation, GPS, cheers.
When were the keepers withdrawn
Hi Oscar, This I couldn't find a definite answer to as what keeps getting said is in 1920 they installed acetylene gas to run the place and the Keepers were withdrawn, but...there are articles on line from a Keeper that served on there in 1961!
www.pasttimesproject.co.uk/lsl_browse.php?subsite=ll&story=373
@@PeterHalil Thanks