St Mary's Island Whitley Bay
Introduction
The photograph on this page of St Mary's Island Whitley Bay by Ken Robson as part of the Geograph project.
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St Mary's Island Whitley Bay
Image: © Ken Robson Taken: 1 Nov 2006
Originally Bates Island,well known to smugglers. Trinity House built the existing Lighthouse in 1897, a well known landmark to travellers from across the world. It no longer works as a lighthouse, BUT is well maintained & externally floodlight and remains our Iconic trademark & tourist attraction.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.07173
Longitude
-1.449825