When waves higher than the vessels that sail upon them smash against the half-submerged rocks at the extremities our coastline, the whole ocean becomes a raging

Christopher Nicholson vividly describes the construction and history to the present day of some of the world's most famous lighthouses in this classic book whic

A much expanded new edition of the classic best-selling lighthouse book complemented with over 300 illustrations and many dramatic photographs, in full colour

Lighthouses are striking totems of our relationship to the sea. For many, they encapsulate a romantic vision of solitary homes amongst the waves, but their orig