Penarth Dock, South Wales - the heritage and legacy

Volume Nine - Pre-Victorian to the present day - even more aspects - More Moments Captured in Time . . .

◊ Hartland Point and Lighthouse - This lighthouse was built by Trinity House to guide vessels on their approach to the infamous Bristol Channel in 1874. Originally an oil fired lamp served but it was upgraded and electrified in 1927 and provided a signal to guide mariners to a distance of eight nautical miles. It was manned by four keepers who lived with their families in the accommodation adjacent to the lighthouse. This postcard is dated June 1967 and was stamped by the post office in Bideford, Devon. It is a Verland Views postcard of Tintagel, Cornwall and a Moment Captured in Time held within the Penarth Dock Collection. [001] [20181003]

◊ Hartland Point, Barnstaple Bay and Lundy Island - A section of the 1979 navigation map of the Bristol Channel which indicates the location of Hartland Point with it lighthouse. It stands on the headland west of Barnstaple Bay. North of the bay is Baggy Leap on the headland of Baggy Point. Beyond, Morte Bay beckons, being historically notorious for shipwrecks ; Morte Point literally means Death Point! A lifeboat station opened at Morte Bay in 1871 but it proved to be a problematic location to launch in adverse sea conditions and was closed by the turn of century. In the top left hand corner of the map the coast of the island of Lundy may be seen. Another Moment Captured in Time from the Penarth Dock Collection. [001] [20181003]