West pier lighthouse, Whitby, North Yorkshire
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| RIBApix ref no |
RIBA24771 |
| Architect/Designer | Pickernell, Francis (1796-1871)
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| Artist/Photographer | Galwey, Reginald Hugo de Burgh (1917-1971)
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| Country | UK: England |
| City | Whitby |
| Subject Date | 1831 |
| Image Date | 1964 |
| View | Exterior |
| Style | Georgian |
| Medium | Photoprint |
| Library Reference | AP86/23 |
| Orientation | Landscape |
| Colour / B&W |
Black and white |
| Credit |
Architectural Press Archive / RIBA Collections
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| Notes |
NOTES:
This is one of two lighthouses at the entrance to Whitby Harbour, designed by Francis Pickernell, who was the engineer to Whitby Harbour from 1822-1861.This, the west lighthouse,and is both the taller (83 feet) and the older of the two.
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Subject tags
stone, harbours, piers, lighthouses, Feature: Lighting the Way