An Account of the Bell Rock Light-House: Including the Details of the Erection and Peculiar Structure of That Edifice; to Which Is Prefixed a Historical View of the Institution and Progress of the Northern Light-HousesStevenson, Robert
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An Account of the Bell Rock Light-House: Including the Details of the Erection and Peculiar Structure of That Edifice; to Which Is Prefixed a Historical View of the Institution and Progress of the Northern Light-Houses
Stevenson, Robert
Bell Rock Lighthouse (Scotland); Lighthouses -- Scotland
Landing-master’s dress, and activity of his crew. Want of
the Western Wharf seriously felt. Operation of shifting the
Balance-crane. Western Wharf finished, 17th June. Remarkable
state of the sea at the Rock. Landing-master’s crew have now
more leisure. Disagreeable state of the weather. Responsible
situation of the principal workmen. 347-352
Carpenter of Floating-light leaves the service. Patriot makes
a trip to and from Arbroath in 24 hours. Attempts made to
land stones at high water with the bridge apparatus. Process
of landing stones. Seamen become discontented. The Writer’s
correspondence on this occasion. He goes on board of the
Tender. Dismisses two of the seamen. 352-357
Progress of the works at Arbroath. 62d course built at the
Rock. The artificers are wetted by the sea on the top of the
walls. Mr John Reid’s report regarding the Floating-light.
Narrow escape of William Kennedy, one of the masons. 357-361
Writer describes his cabin. The distressing case of George
Dall, an impressed seaman. Magistrates of Arbroath visit
the Rock. Number of artificers reduced to 22. Narrow escape
of the Smeaton at the Bell Rock. Advantage of alarm-bells.
Artificers in the Beacon-house greatly alarmed. 362-365
Progress of the Light-room works. Mrs Dixon, the late Mr
Smeaton’s daughter, visits the Bell Rock works at Edinburgh.
Mr D. Logan joins the works at the Rock. The Patriot is 7
days in being cleared of a cargo. Progress of raising the
stones to the top of the Light-house, 365-369
Last cargo of stones at Arbroath shipped for the Rock,
9th July. Library floor laid. Ring-bar-course laid. The
Dome-course occupies much time in building. 369-372
Landing-master’s crew reduced in number. Patriot driven from
the Rock. Ceremony observed at loading the last stone at
Leith. Many strangers visit the works in their present state.
Difficulty of raising and laying the stones of the cornice.
84th course completed. Eight stones of Balcony course laid.
This course completed 27th July. Ceremony at landing the last
stone. 372-377
Machinery partly dismantled, 31st July. Foot of Balance-crane
taken down. The Earl of Kellie, and Mr Sheriff Monypenny,
land at the Rock. Centre-stone of floor laid 3d August.
Artificers leave the Rock. The Writer meets with his
Assistants at Arbroath. 377-379
Plans arranged for building the Houses at Arbroath for the
families of the Light-keepers. The duty on stone charged upon
these buildings. Three years of the unexpired lease of the
work-yard given up. Base-line measured on the Sands of Barry.
Trigonometrical Survey of Great Britain alluded to. 379-383
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