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Lloyds Signal Station
Lloyds Signal Station on The Lizard
Lloyds Signal Station
Lloyds Signal Station

Lloyds Signal Station on The Lizard

Manufacturer
Object NameNegative
ClassificationsMaritime History
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS025151.11
About MeThe Lloyds Signal Station (now a private house) is on the Lizard in Cornwall. It was built in 1872 and taken over by Lloyds in 1883. It operated until 1969.
The way it worked was that passing vessels would signal by semaphore flag the station the name of the vessel and destination and this would be telegraphed from the station to London so that the ships could receive orders without needing to enter port do so.
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Image Not Available for The John Cook Papers: letter from Lloyds assigning a freeboard to Glen Gelder
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Image Not Available for The John Cook Papers: certificate from Lloyds about altering the position of the centre of the Disc and of the Lines to be used in connection therewith on the Girdleness
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Image Not Available for The John Cook Papers: letter from Lloyds Register relating to survey of Glen Derry
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Image Not Available for International Code Of Signals
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Image Not Available for Maureen platform station bill safety notice
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Image Not Available for Insurance, Injury Correspondence
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Image Not Available for Accident Reports
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Image Not Available for Pains-Wessex Daylight Distress Signal 'lifesmoke Mk 2' In A Tindummy Used By Coastguard For Demos
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Image Not Available for Toolbox containing set of stocks, taps and dyes
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Image Not Available for British Railways High Visibility Vest
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Image Not Available for Reference for John Henderson from George Milne & Co., part of the collection of papers of Captain John Henderson
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Image Not Available for Welding Plates at Hall Russell, Shipyard, Aberdeen
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Image Not Available for Three Navigation Charts; Firth Of Forth 1857; Shetland 1838; Baltic 1862
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Image Not Available for Letter to Captain Henderson from Glover brothers regarding his service for them on Ho Sho Maru, part of the collection of papers of Captain John Henderson
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