Sentinels of the Sea

Event type: Monthly Meeting
Date: Tuesday 1st September 2026
Time: 14:30
Venue: Leigh Community Centre

Mark Lewis will tell us all about "The Amazing History Of Lighthouses"

A general introduction to “pharology” - the study of lighthouses and other navigational aids, giving an outline from the prototype - the Pharos of Alexandria, through the evolving history of their construction, methods of illumination, operation and maintenance, the lives of the keepers, including some of the extraordinary heroic stories associated with them.