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Chance optic at Souter Lighthouse

25 October 2022 · Souter Lighthouse, Tyne and Wear

Barabbas1312, 25 October 2022. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Select the picture to zoom and pan.
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A first-order Fresnel optic made by Chance Brothers of Smethwick in 1914, still in place at Souter Lighthouse, South Shields. It floated in a bath of mercury and turned to give a flash every five seconds.

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