Lowestoft-Low Lighthouse

Made:
circa 1855 in Lowestoft
photographer:
Samuel Smith
'Lowestoft-Low Lighthouse'
    A photograph of the lower

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'Lowestoft-Low Lighthouse' A photograph of the lower
The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford
Science Museum Group Collection

A photograph entitled 'Lowestoft-Low Lighthouse', taken by Samuel Smith, c. 1855.

The low lighthouse worked in tandem with the high lighthouse situated further inshore. Sailors had to line up the lights from both to navigate a safe passage.

Details

Category:
Photographs
Collection:
Kodak Collection
Object Number:
1990-5036/6065/20
Materials:
paper
type:
photograph
credit:
The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford