For more than 300 years Portland Bill's famous lighthouses have warned ships of this treacherous coast. 1716 to 2020. This unique documentary includes nostalgic footage of the old revolving beams. Listen to the mind-blowing blast of the old diaphone foghorn, which could be heard for miles even inland. Everything changed in 2020. This 47-minute video includes unique footage. This is a fascinating story of the iconic and famous lighthouses of the Isle of Portland. Follow their evolving - often world-beating - technology, from the crude coal fires of 1716 to the advanced LED lamps of the 21st century.
A cased DVD is available from Stuart Morris sm42@talktalk.net
00:00 Introduction
04:08 Petition
15:17 Building the new lighthouse 1905
22:27 The Shambles
29:02 Diaphone foghorn
33:44 New foghorn
39:45 The great lantern, its final resting place
