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1897. Inactive since 1989. 7.5 m (25 ft) post light with gallery,..

This light is responsible for guiding ships of all sizes and..

Set in the western approaches to the Isle of Wight, the Needles form..

Shown on the 1824 map based on Murdoch Mackensie survey of 1781,..

A light to warn shipping was first established on the Southerly tip..

1866. Active; focal plane 16 m (53 ft); three white flashes every 10..

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The first of the great pleasure piers to be built, Ryde was a long walk.....

Th PS Carrier - Boat Train, built by Scott and Co of Greennock in1858 weighing in at 243 tons, ran between Langston Harbour and St Helens carrying..

Recently several non confirmed reports of a possible German commando raid on Ventnor Radar station took place during WWII.

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