Lighthouses Southern
lighthouses southern
what lighthouse in Southern England can you enter the actual tower?
There are quite a number open to the public. This is one.
The Lizard (2) (Twin towers)
1752 (Thomas Fonnereau). Station established 1619. East tower active; focal plane 70 m (230 ft); white flash every 3 s. West tower inactive since 1903 (lantern removed). Twin octagonal cylindrical stone towers connected by a 2-story stone keeper's quarters; the east tower is 19 m (62 ft) tall with its lantern, 1° Fresnel lens, and gallery. Building painted white. Fog horn (blast every 30 s). The signal station nearby was built by Lloyd's of London to report ship arrivals. Chris Bradley's photo of the east tower is at right, Trabas has a closeup photo of the east tower by Klaus Kern, a photo of the entire station with both towers is available, Huelse has a historic postcard view, and Google has an excellent satellite view. The Lizard, a headland southeast of Penzance, is the southernmost point of the mainland of Great Britain, and this famous lighthouse has been a traditional landfall for ships arriving in England for more than 250 years. Visitor facilities at the lighthouse were operated by the Trevithick Trust for many years. In 2004 the lighthouse was closed for renovations, and during the same year the trust went out of operation. Trinity House then took over the visitor facilities and reopened the lighthouse on May 1, 2005. Located on the point at the end of the A3083 highway (Lighthouse Road) from Helston. Parking provided. Site open, visitor center and tower open daily in the summer and several days per week the rest of the year. Operator/site manager: Trinity House. ARLHS ENG-068; Admiralty A0060; NGA 0064.
Read about the rest here
http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/engs.htm
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Industry Management To Explore Ways To Promote Industrial Development Lantern
"Tenth Five-Year" period, Zigong Lantern development of the industry has shown promising momentum achieved better results. At present, Zigong City already has approved the establishment by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage of China's only professional museum culture Lantern - Chinese Lantern Museum, the only cultural theme park of lights - Zigong Lantern Park, have built a light Street, City, and southern lights city lights landmark lighthouse. There are 54 Lantern industry unit, forming an army of thousand of people the industry, with an annual operating income achieved nearly 1 billion yuan, more than 8.5 million yuan to pay laborers remuneration; developed more than 20 series, dozens of varieties of light goods Lantern Festival souvenirs ... and ... a new sunrise industry - Lantern industries stand out from the southern city of lights.
A clear idea of the work to extend the industrial chain Lantern
Starting in 2000, according to Zigong municipal government on the bigger and stronger lights industry requirements and to create "light city, lantern, light garden lamps Museum, lighthouse, light street, city lights, light goods" approach, Zigong City Light Trade Commission on the basis of investigation and research, combined with the city actually made in accordance with the requirements of the socialist market economy, relying on "Zigong Lantern Festival" brand strengths and resources to development and growth, industry-based Carnival in order to build "southern Light City "as the focus, to develop and broaden the Lantern markets, product development and innovation as the guide light," eight light "dance, development and growth of Zigong Lantern industry, economic and social development for the Zigong to contribute to the overall idea. According to the new ideas and work tasks, first carried out institutional reforms: First, to strengthen the industry, management, development Lantern industry, to adjust its institutions, so that light trade commission from the past in order to light the main changes to the industry exhibition management Lord; 2 adopts a Capacity: other posts, two-way choice, and competition for posts in the new mechanism, so that the entire committee cadres and workers increased sense of competition, changing the ideological concepts; third is transferring part of the Lantern Festival has long been engaged for professionals working to enrich workforce, enhance the combat effectiveness of the team, which achieved a sound institutional and personnel in place, targeted, responsible for implementing. Second, open the door Fangshuiyangyu. Before 2000, Zigong Lantern Festival on display inside and outside the basic for the exclusive, the lack of competition. Zigong Lantern Festival to bring the real market, adapt to the market economy, since 2000, according to the relevant provisions of the municipal government, we have taken various measures to encourage, foster and develop the industry team, so that lantern industry unit has been developed rapidly.
Second, attach importance to intellectual property rights, to protect the fundamental interests of the industry
Intellectual property rights are the fundamental interests of the industry. 5 years, Zigong Lantern industry developed rapidly, and we attach importance to intellectual property protection has a close relationship. In order to build the brand, in 2002, to enter "Sichuan Province, the second batch of pilot units of copyright protection" as an opportunity, we have strengthened and improved the light group of copyright registration, industries and enterprises in order to protect intellectual property rights and interests of the original author works. Enterprises in the industry introduced a "light group design registration system" to enhance the innovative capacity of industries and enterprises. Increased right infringement, anti-counterfeiting efforts to protect the brand reputation of Zigong Lantern Festival. Active registered "Zigong Lantern Festival" to prove trade mark so that the "Zigong Lantern Festival" brand further legal protection, while formulated "on the standard use of the brand of certain provisions of Zigong Lantern Festival" and other normative documents, to ensure that "Zigong Lantern Festival" in domestic and international markets reputation.
Third, actively explore the international markets, and promote export trade of cultural products
Guide and encourage the industries and enterprises based on the domestic market, to consolidate and expand the Asian market, and strive to break through Europe and the United States market, and actively organize outreach lantern. Full use of "Zigong Lantern Festival" has been in the country among major cities, as well as the Southeast Asian region exhibited formed brand, using the Internet to establish a market information network. At the same time, in the provincial department of culture under the guidance of the specific, with the United States, Canada, Germany, South Korea and some other Chinese trading company, the consortium, the company has established close relationship with overseas Chinese communities take the initiative to urban sprawl. Through the establishment of information networks to collect the country to master the same industry, and so Zigong Lantern industry in the market competition is always in the initiative, industries and enterprises at home and abroad to form the city's exhibition, "constant progress" situation. During the Spring Festival in 2005 alone, Zigong Lantern industries and enterprises in 70 cities at home and abroad exhibited Lantern Festival, thousands of people involved in the work on display.
4, lantern industry into the urban construction, development prospects
Early in the 20th century, 80 years, due to the success of Zigong International Dinosaur Lantern Festival and won the "southern lights city" reputation. However, the local carnivals, when not to do it is difficult to reflect the characteristics of the city lights. Since 2000, Zigong Light Trade Commission to create a "southern lights the city" into the Zigong city construction, to establish a city's image and promote industrial development lantern an important task to highlight the artistic characteristics of Zigong Lantern, displaying a unique cultural image of Zigong to form a key feature of cultural tourism resources, and fundamentally solve the "southern lights city" not see "light", "southern lights city" not buy "light" issue.
Now, Zigong City's lighting, to highlight the main characteristics of the national technology-based lantern lighting, the lighting both modern lighting. Each year organizes the International Dinosaur Lantern Festival, have organized industries and enterprises of the city's major roads to conduct a comprehensive lighting engineering design. After several years of efforts, Zigong City District has formed a "Campanula light," a street, "Hydrangea Lamp" a Street, "theater Facebook lamp," a street, "craft lamp," a street, "Chinese knot lamp," a street, "paper-cut Craft Light "a street. A street scene of the lighting effect is very obvious, highlighting the lights of the village's geographical features and the brand image and promote the lantern industry.
5, take that advantage to build "two bases"
In recent years, Zigong Lantern industrial development, causing attention to relevant state departments. In November 2004, Zigong Lantern Cultural Park has been named as the National Ministry of Culture, National Cultural Industry Model 42 bases. At present, the "southern lights city" Green Lights program has been approved by the Ministry of Construction and support. According to the plan, "southern lights city" to construct the International Dinosaur Lantern Festival successive Lantern Park, the main exhibition area as the main body, and gradually extended to the city. In the case of shortage of funds, we have adopted a market approach, in the Lantern Park, a 48-meter-high new "southern lights city" a landmark lighthouse. Lantern culture to reflect the content of rebuilt Zigong Lantern Park, 3 doors. Street lights adjacent to the direction of the city, a new and unique style of the northern gate, thus forming a lantern with a rich cultural and artistic characteristics of the set of lights garden lights Museum, lighthouse, light street lamps city as one of the architectural community, highlights the color lights the distinct features of culture and the arts for the future building to Lantern Park as the main body of the "Chinese Lantern Cultural Development Park" laid the foundation.
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