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Stanford channel floating light, Lowestoft Roads, Suffolk.
W. Rushmer del.t & lith.
Published by W. Rushmer, London Road, Lowestoft.
Lithograph, 100 x 115mm. 4 x 4½". Laid on album sheet
'Stanford Float exhibits two lights upon a yard athwart ships which appear steady or in motion, according to the state of the weather. The lights are visible at a distance of two or three leagues, according to the clearness of the atmosphere. They serve as a direction for the Stanford Channel. In the day, a flag is hoisted at the mast-head; and during foggy weather and snow-showers, a bell is tolled night and day' ('The British Pharos' by Alan Stevenson, 1831).
[Ref: 11281] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
W. Rushmer del.t & lith.
Published by W. Rushmer, London Road, Lowestoft.
Lithograph, 100 x 115mm. 4 x 4½". Laid on album sheet
'Stanford Float exhibits two lights upon a yard athwart ships which appear steady or in motion, according to the state of the weather. The lights are visible at a distance of two or three leagues, according to the clearness of the atmosphere. They serve as a direction for the Stanford Channel. In the day, a flag is hoisted at the mast-head; and during foggy weather and snow-showers, a bell is tolled night and day' ('The British Pharos' by Alan Stevenson, 1831).
[Ref: 11281] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
View of Lowestoft Harbour. Respectfully dedicated to the Inhabitants of Lowestoft, By their obedient Servant, The Publisher.
W. Rushmer, Delt. & Lith.
Published by W. Rushmer, Bookseller &c. London Road, Lowestoft. [n.d. c.1837.]
Tinted lithograph. 280 x 376mm. 11 x 14¾". Some nicks and toning along lower edge.
Lowestoft Harbour, Suffolk. The original inner harbour was built by the Lowestoft and Norwich Navigation Company and was constructed in 1837. The development of the harbour led to a rapid growth in the fishing industry and associated engineering and ship building companies such as Brooke Marine, Richard and Boulton and Paul. Large scale ship building, which included the building of vessels for the Royal Navy, continued into the 1980s.
[Ref: 25619] £170.00 (£204.00 incl.VAT)
W. Rushmer, Delt. & Lith.
Published by W. Rushmer, Bookseller &c. London Road, Lowestoft. [n.d. c.1837.]
Tinted lithograph. 280 x 376mm. 11 x 14¾". Some nicks and toning along lower edge.
Lowestoft Harbour, Suffolk. The original inner harbour was built by the Lowestoft and Norwich Navigation Company and was constructed in 1837. The development of the harbour led to a rapid growth in the fishing industry and associated engineering and ship building companies such as Brooke Marine, Richard and Boulton and Paul. Large scale ship building, which included the building of vessels for the Royal Navy, continued into the 1980s.
[Ref: 25619] £170.00 (£204.00 incl.VAT)