A lot of great history with this light and I know most of you love history..


HL381 Maplin Sand, UK

Old Postcard of Maplin

The following is a link to a copyrighted pdf document about the inventor of the screwpile and it's use in building the Maplin Sands Light, some great history..

Alexander Mitchell PDF file

Other 2010 release Close-ups...

HL382 1876 Centennial Exposition Close-ups

HL383 Egg Rock Close-ups

HL384 Cleveland Harbor Close-ups

HL385 Old Alcatraz Close-ups

HL386 Stratford Shoals CT Close-ups

AB123 Lighthouse Tender Narcissus Close-ups

I am amazed that no one has commented on this lighthouse with it's great history. It also was one of my favorites to shoot with it's wonderful rough age texture and aged paint job.

It truly looks as though it was the first screw-pile lighthouse in the world and the predecessor to the Thomas Point and Middle Bay Lighthouses...

It has made me consider re-arranging all of my screw-pile lighthouses and display them together.

I'll be the first then...I spent last night researching it and looking up its former site on Google Earth...I like it, especially its small footprint, and plan on buying one and displaying it w/my Florida screwpiles.

I also like it and I'm not especially fond of the International Series. I think it is the best so far as the International issues so far. Also, fantastic detailed pictures, as always.