Association of Lighthouse Keepers

Lamp 149 Edition


Autumn 2026

Lamp 149

Inside this issue:

  • The Executive Committee in action – Jill Murphy
  • Brenda Faulconbridge RIP
  • South West Ireland event – Rosie Mitchell
  • Seal Island Lighthouse – from lifesaver to skeleton – Chris Mills
  • Cromer Lighthouse and the Newstead, Field and Fearn families – Patrick Tubby
  • Superior Entry beacon still unrecovered
  • Cap de Salou Lighthouse – Richard Cummins
  • The evolving beacon at Hook Head – Part one – Ex-keeper Pat Power
  • A new perspective: lighthouse drone photography – Peter Goulding
  • The Travelling Pharology (Lighthouse) Archive – Annie Spencer
  • A quiz for your lighthouse knowledge and mind-reading skills!
  • The Azores lighthouses Part One – Ashes to ashes – Denise Shultz
  • Helwick Lightship restoration takes a large step forward – Christopher Nicholson
  • The minor lighthouses of NSW Part One – Lin Richards
  • Events update
  • Berwick Pier light and its keepers – Pete Goulding
  • Celebrating International Lighthouse Heritage Weekend at Hurst Castle – Jo Adams, Events and Visitor Coordinator
  • Curiosities
  • European Route of Lighthouses – Patrick Tubby
  • East Goodwin lightvessel – Pete Goulding
  • Almost like being a keeper? North Rona Lighthouse
  • Sule Skerry – Poem by Robert S Robertson
  • Sule Skerry – Request for information – Jez Blackburn
  • Lighting the past – Key West, Landguard, Flamborough Head Lighthouse
  • Front cover: Neist Point Lighthouse – Ian Cowe
  • Back cover: Five Have A Bright Idea – Famous Five at the lighthouse

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