A Lighthouse keeper's guided tours, Episode Six, The Isle of Wight.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 พ.ค. 2023
- This Tour now visits the Isle of Wight for the Nab Tower, St. Catherine's & The Needles Lighthouses.
I tried to visit the Nab before my redundancy from the Lighthouse Service caught up with me, but no go. Much later on, new rules at Trinity House meant I was foiled again by a refusal to visit. I've made do with what little amount of photographs that exist, along with Keepers audio recollections.
St. Catherine's and the Needles follow on from the Nab, but with my video footage.
Thank you to Pete Fitch, (ex Principal Keeper) and the Association of Lighthouse Keepers for their help in the Nab Tower portion of this video.
Two books that may be of further use are: The British Lighthouse Trail, by Sarah Kerr and Lighthouse Accommodation, Britain & Worldwide by Joy Tubby
useful contacts:
trinityhouse.co.uk/lighthouse-visitor-centres
trinityhouse.co.uk/contact
phone: 020 7481 6900
ruralretreats.co.uk/lighthouse-cottages
phone: 01386701177
Another fascinating documentary!
The wartime stories are of particular interest. The history that those towers and their keepers have seen is incredible, really.
Thank you again, Peter! 🙂
Thank you very much, glad you enjoyed it. I prefer to use bits from other Keepers interviews, if I have them. Thanks again and take care
Thank you Peter for doing this important historical work. I can imagine your work will be relied upon in the future. Also I enjoy it greatly.
Thank you once again, I'm just glad that my videos have found like minded souls like yourself. Cheers and stay safe.
I love the mention of the cardboard model. In Germany you can get cardboard models of lightships etc. They are fab. (German lightships unlike ours can move under their own power).
Thanks for that. Yes, I've no idea why our Lightships didn't have their own power to. Thanks again, stay safe
I love your videos Peter and I'm a big fan of Lighthouse's too.Greetings from Poland :)
Hello Poland, Glad you love my videos and Lighthouses. Thanks again and stay safe.
Thanks Mr Halil for another Sunday morning special. I saw the Nab pre refurb from the ferry to Bilbao. Even from a few miles away you can see the lean.
My experience of boat transfers not as hairy as keepers of old. Landing on the German island of Heligoland is via ship to an open tender, sometimes in fairly decent swells. Not in the same league as the rock stations 🤣
Thanks for that, I like all the memories etc that these videos trigger. Yes the leaning Nab Tower was quite a site and very noticeable inside to the Keepers. Cheers and stay safe.
Great to here there story,they saw so much
Thank you very much, and yes they definitely saw and endured more than most of us ever will. Thanks again and take care
Very informative and educational
Thank you very much. hope you are well, take care.
Wonderful stories. Me and my friends used to fish at the Nab.. Hope this comment finds you well Peter.
Thank you very much and yes I'm well thanks. It's amazing how many fishermen love to fish around Lighthouses, lots of the Keepers fished also. Thanks again, happy fishing and stay safe.
Excellent video, great editing and content.
Thank you very much. It took a great deal of swearing/cursing at my editing software to achieve Ha Ha Cheers and take care.
Cheers Peter
Thank you Paul, and stay safe.
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Nice work! Just wondering, did Trinity House give you a legitimate reason for refusing you access to visit some of the lighthouses? It seems odd and unfair, given you were a lighthouse keeper for quite a while
Not really, they said their Insurers had new rules and they hinted that I was over the hill age wise! Ha. As I've said before, the Old Trinity House that I used to work for no longer exists, this new lot doesn't know me and I don't know them, such is life I guess. Cheers and stay safe.