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The Travelling Pharology Archive Makes Its Debut
This weekend saw the first outing of the Travelling Pharology Archive, Lighthouse Explorers’ community-generated collection of lighthouse stories, memories and heritage. Our debut took place in a very special setting. We were on the first floor of the lighthouse at Trinity Buoy Wharf, right next to the home of Longplayer. If you’ve never experienced Longplayer,…
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Contributions Are Now Open for the Travelling Pharology Archive
After many months of planning, research, and ethical review, I am delighted to announce that contributions are now open for the Travelling Pharology Archive! The Archive forms part of my research in Cultural Heritage Studies at University College London (UCL), where I am exploring the question: How can a community-generated travelling lighthouse archive contribute to…
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Updates on Group Trips, the Travelling Archive, and other such matters
Hello everyone, It has been quite a while since my last blog post and for that I need to apologise. Life has been exceptionally busy recently, and although I have been meaning to sit down and write an update for months, there always seemed to be another deadline which I need to attend to! So,…
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Our Final Group Trip of 2025: Trinity Buoy Wharf Lighthouse
On the 12th of October, we had our final group trip of 2025. This marked our sixth outing of the year and our ninth lighthouse visit together overall. Back in June, six of us climbed the gorgeous Southwold Lighthouse. At the time, we still had two more trips planned. Spirits were high that day; what…
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Exploring Hurst Point lighthouse and castle
Exploring Hurst Point lighthouse and castle. A blog covering the history of the site, as well as my experience visiting the lighthouse.
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Nash Point Lighthouse ~ The Group Trip That Never Was
The trip to Nash Point lighthouse on 20 October 2024 was supposed to be the third Lighthouse Explorers group trip and the first outside of England! The journey to Belle Tout and Beachy Head, gorgeous lighthouses in Eastbourne, was the first group trip. The second trip was to Old Dungeness Lighthouse, a lighthouse set on…
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Exploring Lowestoft Lighthouse 🌊
Urgent Crisis: I’m running out of lighthouses in close proximity to London. I’ve had a good run, hopping on trains and cycling to see a lighthouse for a day. However, times are getting tough.
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Behind the curtain at Trinity Buoy Wharf | The Lighthouse, SS Robin & Lightship 95
A behind-the-scenes tour of Trinity Buoy Wharf, exploring the lighthouse, the SS Robin, and Lightship 95. As a lighthouse enthusiast, I loved exploring the site and getting to have a peak behind the curtain.
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Uncovering the Charms of Dungeness Lighthouses | Lighthouse Explorers’ 2nd Group Trip
Whilst talking to Geoff Saunders on the Lighthouse Explorers podcast, he touched upon the Dungeness lighthouses. He mentioned Derek Jarman (film maker, artist, gay activist, and more), his ties to the area, and the beautiful desolate landscape. It’s rare to get two lighthouses within walking distance, and rarer still to see two which are so…
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Tricking strangers into visiting lighthouses with me! Our first Lighthouse Explorers Group Trip: Beachy Head and Belle Tout lighthouses
On the 12th May a group of 10 Lighthouse Explorers (and myself) visited Beachy Head and Belle Tout lighthouses in Eastbourne! This was the first Lighthouse Explorers group trip we’ve had thus far, and in my eyes it was a resounding success. By that, I mean no-one outright said that they’d had a terrible time,…