Fewer and fewer now remain yet they have stood for centuries, between them saving countless thousands of sailors' lives.
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Smeaton's Tower, Plymouth
Smeaton's Tower
Talacre lighthouse, Wales
Talacre Lighthouse
Seaham lighthouse, County Durham
Seaham Lighthouse
Trwyn Du lighthouse, Anglesey
Trwyn Du - aerial
Nash Point lighthouse
Nash Point
Perch Rock lighthouse, New Brighton, Liverpool
Perch Rock
Roker lighthouse, Sunderland
Roker Lighthouse 4
Souter lighthouse, South Shields
Souter Lighthouse
Hunstanton lighthouse, Norfolk
Hunstanton
Walney Lighthouse
Walney Lighthouse
Talacre lighthouse, aerial view
Talacre Aerial 2
Roker lighthouse, Sunderland
Roker Lighthouse 1
lightbulb in lighthouse
Lighthouse Bulb
Low lighthouse, Burnham on Sea, Somerset
Low Lighthouse
Talacre lighthouse, aerial view
Talacre Aerial 3
Roker lighthouse, Sunderland
Roker close - portrait
Portland Bill lighthouse, Dorset
Portland Bill
Low lighthouse, Burnham on Sea, Somerset
Low Light - landward
Talacre lighthouse, aerial view
Talacre Lighthouse
Roker lighthouse, Sunderland
Roker - landscape
Portland Bill lighthouse, Dorset
Portland Bill close up
Low lighthouse, Burnham on Sea, Somerset
Low Light - seaward
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