Sunrise at 'The Gong'
Elena's Fence
I see shapes
Lighthouse in the middle of nowhere....
Un phare au milieu de nulle part...
Waiting for the tide
windiges HFF
Neist Point 7641
Neist Point 7458
Neist Point Lighthouse
au bout de la terre en Finistère
Phare de Port Manec'h.
Phare princier / Princely lighthouse
lindau harbor in twilight
Phare des Maritimes
Port Logan,
Margate Harbour and Lighthouse
A Fence for Friday
Lieblingsort
Phare et homards / Lobsters and lighthouse
Lybster Light and the Light of My Life
Traineras en la ría de Bilbao +3 Notas.
Tacking Point in 2022
Pegelstand
de plus près
de plus près
Der letzte Pirat von Morro Jable
Vega boat
North Foreland Lighthouse
Leuchtfeuer an der Elbe
pazzia
Whitby West Pier and Lighthouse (HFF Everyone)
Bon Dimanche.
Yaquina Lighthouse (+6 insets)
Leuchtturm von Pelzerhaken
Großer Norderneyer Leuchtturm
Phare du Cap Cerbère
HFF in Hamburg
Under Repair.
Palau : Ombrelloni a Porto Faro
Mural with maritime themes.
HFF and a Happy New Year (PiP)
RIBADEO LE PHARE ILLA PANCHA
Lindau Hafen bei Nacht / HFF
Gris Nez 01
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Vos photos de choc sans discrimination / Tus fotos de choque indiscriminado
Vos photos de choc sans discrimination / Tus fotos de choque indiscriminado
Bleu sans discrimination / Blue without discrimination
Bleu sans discrimination / Blue without discrimination
Coastlines and Seaside Areas from around the world
Coastlines and Seaside Areas from around the world
MERS, rivers, lakes, ponds, streams, fountains, water, ice...
MERS, rivers, lakes, ponds, streams, fountains, water, ice...
Fenêtres, portes et façades / Windows, doors and façades.
Fenêtres, portes et façades / Windows, doors and façades.
MAEZIOÙ / ARVESTVA /PAYSAGE /PANORAMA in mémoriam à Mahuphidos
MAEZIOÙ / ARVESTVA /PAYSAGE /PANORAMA in mémoriam à Mahuphidos
Folk architecture, arquitectura popular, Volksarchitektur
Folk architecture, arquitectura popular, Volksarchitektur
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PERFUGIUM MISERIS
PERFUGIUM MISERIS is an overlooked part of Ramsgate’s history. It is the Latin motto which is carved into the beautiful lighthouse, at the end of the western harbour arm. This lighthouse was designed by Georgian master engineer, John Smeaton (1724 – 1792), though built nearly 100 years later, who is widely regarded as the “father of civil engineering”. PERFUGIUM MISERIS translates as “refuge for those in need”.
These two words are a message from the town to the world beyond and stand as a memorial to those who lost their lives beneath the waves, beyond the safety of the harbour walls. Many of those lives were lost in the Great Storm of 1703 which, through tragedy, brought about significant change to Ramsgate. Widely believed to be the only true hurricane to hit British shores at full force, the storm caused the deaths of roughly 1500 sailors from the Royal Navy on the Goodwin Sands alone. That is without the countless lives lost in other vessels out at sea, as the storm raged across the country. The need for a more effective refuge in the area resulted in a new harbour design for Ramsgate, the reconstruction of the harbour commenced from 1749 and took a century to complete with the lighthouse marking the harbour mouth
Facts
Established: 1783, Current Lighthouse Built: 1842, Height: 11 Metres (36.09 Feet), Operator: Ramsgate New Port, Designer: John Smeaton
MY THANKS TO ALL WHO VISIT AND COMMENT IT IS APPRECIATED
These two words are a message from the town to the world beyond and stand as a memorial to those who lost their lives beneath the waves, beyond the safety of the harbour walls. Many of those lives were lost in the Great Storm of 1703 which, through tragedy, brought about significant change to Ramsgate. Widely believed to be the only true hurricane to hit British shores at full force, the storm caused the deaths of roughly 1500 sailors from the Royal Navy on the Goodwin Sands alone. That is without the countless lives lost in other vessels out at sea, as the storm raged across the country. The need for a more effective refuge in the area resulted in a new harbour design for Ramsgate, the reconstruction of the harbour commenced from 1749 and took a century to complete with the lighthouse marking the harbour mouth
Facts
Established: 1783, Current Lighthouse Built: 1842, Height: 11 Metres (36.09 Feet), Operator: Ramsgate New Port, Designer: John Smeaton
MY THANKS TO ALL WHO VISIT AND COMMENT IT IS APPRECIATED
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HFF et Bon weekend. Amitiés
HFF John
HFF and wish you a good weekend.
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