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Souter Lighthouse


Souter was the first lighthouse in the world to be lit by an electric generator (c1871). The light was produced from a spark produced by passing the electric current across a gap between two carbon rods.
Souter lighthouse, Whitburn, Tyne & Wear.
April 2006.
Souter lighthouse, Whitburn, Tyne & Wear.
April 2006.
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