MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)'s photos with the keyword: lighthouse

The end of our day trip on the Peabody.

Built in 1907. Union Street, Southwark

The lighthouse never functioned as a true lighthouse on the Thames. It was used to test different lights for brightness by viewing them from across the Thames. Trinity Buoy Wharf, Orchard Place, Poplar

In the lighthouse, Trinity Buoy Wharf, Orchard Place, Poplar

In the lighthouse, Trinity Buoy Wharf, Orchard Place, Poplar

Looking across the Thames at the O2 and Canary Wharf. Trinity Buoy Wharf, Orchard Place, Poplar

Longplayer is a one thousand year long musical composition. It began playing at midnight on the 31st of December 1999, and will continue to play without repetition until the last moment of 2999, at which point it will complete its cycle and begin again. Conceived and composed by Jem Finer. In the lighthouse, Trinity Buoy Wharf, Orchard Place, Poplar

Mushrooms on the top of a shipping container on the dock at Trinity Buoy Wharf, Orchard Place, Poplar

David, who works for Trinity Buoy Wharf Trust, told us about TBW and the lighthouse. Trinity Buoy Wharf, Orchard Place, Poplar

The original lighthouse was built by James Walker, the engineer of Trinity House (the corporation that was responsible for lighthouses, navigation aids, buoys, etc.), in 1852, and was demolished in the late 1920s. The surviving lighthouse was built in 1864-6 by James Douglass for Trinity House. It was used for lighting trials for Trinity House's lights around England & Wales. Michael Faraday also carried out experiments there. Trinity Buoy Wharf, Orchard Place, Poplar

Seen from Henry Hudson Riverfront Park, Hudson, NY.