Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal:The First Eddystone Lighthouse
AssociatedAssociated with
Lord Mountbatten of Burma
(Frogmore House, Windsor, England, 1900 - 1979)
Medallist
John Pinches, Medallists
DateMay 2004
Object NameMedal
MediumSterling Silver
ClassificationsMedals
Dimensions44mm
AcquisitionPresented in 2004 by Dr Joan M Burrell.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS072500.19
Keywords
Work began the following year, but the builder was captured on the site by a French privateer, although released shortly afterwards. His building, of fantastic design, included a solid stone pillar 14 ft in diameter and 12 ft high, over which was constructed a timber-framed tower 80 ft high overall, bolted down to the rock.
Because of vibration, Winstanley later considered it desirable to raise the stone core by 8 ft. Even thus strengthened, the building stood for only five years. It was washed away in what was known as the 'Great Storm' of November, 1703, Winstanley perishing with it. He was a pioneer grappling with grave difficulties, as was demonstrated by successors.
A second tower, built by Rudyard, lasted 46 years, and was destroyed by fire in 1755. Within four years, John Smeaton constructed a tower, 85 ft high, and this withstood the sea for well over a century. It was then pulled down, and the upper part re-erected on Plymouth Hoe as a memorial. The present lighthouse, on scientific principles, was built by
Sir James Douglas, 1878-1882.
Winstanley's work created the greatest interest throughout Europe, and though he was without the advantages acquired in the hard school of experience by engineers later using more advanced techniques, his work led to the continued presence of a lighthouse on the now famous Eddystone Rock.
The Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea, John Pinches Medallists Ltd.
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