High Light, North Shields
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High Light, North Shields
Image: © Andrew Curtis Taken: 28 Jul 2013
Lighthouse by John Stokoe for Trinity House, Newcastle upon Tyne, dated 1808 and attached house 1860. By lining up the High Light and the Low Light, down by the Fish Quay, ships were guided to enter the mouth of the River Tyne through a safe channel.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.008681
Longitude
-1.437867