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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..

Looking like a medieval attempt to build a rocket, the St..

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Ryde Airport opened on 27th June 1932 on 823 acres purchased for the purpose from Barnsley Farm

Shown on the 1938 map

Both platforms and all station buildings are extant although the trackbed between the platforms has been infilled although the platform edges are..

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