This unusual print of the lighthouse the base of which doesn’t to my mind look quite right, I believe it is supposed to be the original lighthouse however the base doesn’t look big enough. The original lighthouse built like the harbour in the late 1700s was placed too near the end of the pier so that ships yardarms hit it when negotiating the harbour entrance. Anyone who has sailed from Ramsgate will tell you that the deep water is next to the west pier so you have to sail close to it. In 1843 this lighthouse was replaced with the one we still have now and obviously it was set well back from the end of the pier.
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Wednesday, 10 September 2008
Ramsgate West Pier Lighthouse
This unusual print of the lighthouse the base of which doesn’t to my mind look quite right, I believe it is supposed to be the original lighthouse however the base doesn’t look big enough. The original lighthouse built like the harbour in the late 1700s was placed too near the end of the pier so that ships yardarms hit it when negotiating the harbour entrance. Anyone who has sailed from Ramsgate will tell you that the deep water is next to the west pier so you have to sail close to it. In 1843 this lighthouse was replaced with the one we still have now and obviously it was set well back from the end of the pier.
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