Built in 1844 by Cottam and Hallen of Cornwall Road, Lambeth; in their works within sight of Waterloo Bridge Erected by the Royal Engineers, the Gibb's Hill Lighthouse is the taller of two lighthouses on Bermuda, and one of the first lighthouses in the world to be made of cast-iron. This is because at that time, steel still was not able to be bent. The optic consists of a Fresnel lens from 1904 revolving on steel bearings. However, for most of its history, the lens revolved on a bed of 1,200 pounds of mercury. While it is certainly not extremely tall in lighthouse standards, the hill that it stands on is one of the highest on the island. The light's focal plane on Gibbs Hill Lighthouse, therefore, is at 354 feet (108 m) above sea level. Airplanes can see its flashes from over 100 miles (16
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| - Gibbs Hill Lighthouse ist ein Leuchtturm (englisch Lighthouse) auf Bermuda. Er ist neben St. David’s Lighthouse der größere von nur zwei Leuchttürmen in diesem britischen Überseegebiet. (de)
- El Faro de Coilna Gibbs, se ubica en el Océano Atlántico, Bermudas. Fue construido en 1846. Es una torre blanca, a 362 metros sobre el nivel del mar, con destello blanco con un destello de dos segundos con intervalos de diez segundos. El faro cobra entrada y esta habilitado al público entre las 9 y las 16 horas. En 2014 fueron culminadas las obras pintado y de restauración de la plataforma de observación y las barandas. El faro considerado como una de las atraccioes turísticas más importantes e históricas de la isla. (es)
- Built in 1844 by Cottam and Hallen of Cornwall Road, Lambeth; in their works within sight of Waterloo Bridge Erected by the Royal Engineers, the Gibb's Hill Lighthouse is the taller of two lighthouses on Bermuda, and one of the first lighthouses in the world to be made of cast-iron. This is because at that time, steel still was not able to be bent. The optic consists of a Fresnel lens from 1904 revolving on steel bearings. However, for most of its history, the lens revolved on a bed of 1,200 pounds of mercury. While it is certainly not extremely tall in lighthouse standards, the hill that it stands on is one of the highest on the island. The light's focal plane on Gibbs Hill Lighthouse, therefore, is at 354 feet (108 m) above sea level. Airplanes can see its flashes from over 100 miles (16 (en)
- De vuurtoren van Gibbs Hill is de grootste van de twee vuurtorens op de Bermuda-eilanden. Het was een van de eerste vuurtorens ooit die van gietijzer werd gemaakt. De toren is 36 meter hoog, maar doordat deze op een heuvel staat, bevindt het licht zich op 108 meter boven zeeniveau, waardoor het tot op 48 km afstand zichtbaar is. De vuurtoren werd in gebruik genomen in 1846 en in 1904 werd een fresnellens geplaatst. Tot 1964 werd het licht met de hand draaiende gehouden. In 1987 werd er een radarinstallatie op de toren gezet. (nl)
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| - Gibbs Hill Lighthouse ist ein Leuchtturm (englisch Lighthouse) auf Bermuda. Er ist neben St. David’s Lighthouse der größere von nur zwei Leuchttürmen in diesem britischen Überseegebiet. (de)
- Built in 1844 by Cottam and Hallen of Cornwall Road, Lambeth; in their works within sight of Waterloo Bridge Erected by the Royal Engineers, the Gibb's Hill Lighthouse is the taller of two lighthouses on Bermuda, and one of the first lighthouses in the world to be made of cast-iron. This is because at that time, steel still was not able to be bent. The optic consists of a Fresnel lens from 1904 revolving on steel bearings. However, for most of its history, the lens revolved on a bed of 1,200 pounds of mercury. While it is certainly not extremely tall in lighthouse standards, the hill that it stands on is one of the highest on the island. The light's focal plane on Gibbs Hill Lighthouse, therefore, is at 354 feet (108 m) above sea level. Airplanes can see its flashes from over 100 miles (160 km) away. The lighthouse has 185 steps to the top in eight flights. Until 1964, most of the light was run by hand, but in June of that year, the whole system was automated and runs on electricity. Sixty-thousand people ascended the lighthouse in 1985, and it continues to be a popular tourist attraction. A radar antenna for marine shipping was installed atop the lighthouse in 1987 supported on a steel space frame fixed at the original bolt locations. The radar and supporting frame were undamaged in September 2003 despite the oscillation of the tower during Hurricane Fabian. This movement caused two gallons of mercury to slop out of the lens support trough and put the light out of operation. The 1904 lens was repaired in 2004 with steel bearings to replace the mercury. At the base of the tower is the Lighthouse Tea Room, a restaurant converted from the lighthouse keeper's former living quarters, where breakfast, lunch, and dinner are served daily.
* Gibbs Hill Lighthouse Lens
* Trial erection in Lambeth, London in 1844
* Internal diagram
* A view from Gibbs Hill, 1857
* Interior view of Gibbs Hill Lighthouse near the base
* Interior view of Gibbs Hill Lighthouse showing the cast iron plates of the outer wall.
* Interior view of Gibbs Hill Lighthouse looking up at a ceiling
* View of the ocean from the top of Gibbs Hill Lighthouse (en)
- El Faro de Coilna Gibbs, se ubica en el Océano Atlántico, Bermudas. Fue construido en 1846. Es una torre blanca, a 362 metros sobre el nivel del mar, con destello blanco con un destello de dos segundos con intervalos de diez segundos. El faro cobra entrada y esta habilitado al público entre las 9 y las 16 horas. En 2014 fueron culminadas las obras pintado y de restauración de la plataforma de observación y las barandas. El faro considerado como una de las atraccioes turísticas más importantes e históricas de la isla. (es)
- De vuurtoren van Gibbs Hill is de grootste van de twee vuurtorens op de Bermuda-eilanden. Het was een van de eerste vuurtorens ooit die van gietijzer werd gemaakt. De toren is 36 meter hoog, maar doordat deze op een heuvel staat, bevindt het licht zich op 108 meter boven zeeniveau, waardoor het tot op 48 km afstand zichtbaar is. De vuurtoren werd in gebruik genomen in 1846 en in 1904 werd een fresnellens geplaatst. Tot 1964 werd het licht met de hand draaiende gehouden. In 1987 werd er een radarinstallatie op de toren gezet. In de voormalige beheerderswoning is nu een restaurant gevestigd, Lighthouse Tea Room genaamd. De toren zelf is een toeristische attractie. (nl)
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