Why do we need a lighthouse? The Bell Rock and the Stevensons now

Lectures and events
Publication Date
16/06/2011
Featuring
Bella Bathurst

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213 years ago, Robert Stevenson’s architectural masterpiece, the Bell Rock light, was finished and lit. But in the time since, what has changed? In an age of GPS and satellite navigation, is there really any need for lighthouses? What troubles British waters now, and do the Stevenson family still have things to teach us?

Featuring

Bella Bathurst
Writer and photojournalist.