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An Account of the Bell Rock Light-House Including the Details of the Erection and Peculiar Structure of That Edifice; to Which Is Prefixed a Historical View of the Institution and Progress of the Northern Light-Houses

Stevenson, Robert, 1772-1850· 7 chapters· 215,739 words

In the Introduction, I have given an account of the institution of the Board of Commissioners of the Northern Light-houses; of the progress made in the erection of Light-houses on the coast of Scotland; the probable future operations of the Board, and the general economy or ma...

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7. CHAPTER VII.

When the artificers left the Bell Rock, on the 27th of December 1810, Mr Forrest’s first object was to take down the rope-ladder, distended in a horizontal position between the...

6. CHAPTER VI.

The shipping establishment connected with the Bell Rock service during the winter of 1809 and 1810, consisted only of the Pharos Floating-light and Sir Joseph Banks Tender; the...

3. CHAPTER III.

The Act of Parliament, by which the Commissioners of the Northern Light-houses were empowered to undertake the works at the Bell Rock, having only received the Royal Assent late...

4. CHAPTER IV.

After taking some notice of the preparations made during the winter months, or early part of the year 1808, it is proposed, in describing the progress of the works of this seaso...

5. CHAPTER V.

In the month of January 1809, the winds prevailed much from the east and north-east, which never fail to produce a heavy sea on the eastern shores of Great Britain, and particul...

2. CHAPTER II.

DANGEROUS POSITION OF THE BELL ROCK.--SIR ALEXANDER COCHRANE’s LETTER TO THE LIGHT-HOUSE BOARD.--DESIGNS FOR THE BELL ROCK LIGHT-HOUSE.--BILL BY LORD ADVOCATE HOPE IN 1803.--REP...

1. CHAPTER I.

In the Introduction, I have given an account of the institution of the Board of Commissioners of the Northern Light-houses; of the progress made in the erection of Light-houses...