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Sennen Cove Christmas Relief Boat-18PG 065/068

Photographer E Richards being winched from Relief Boat to Longships Lighthouse.
Relief boat Boy James PZ 143

Taken from Sennen Cove Relief Boat 'Boy James'
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From Sennen Relief Boat 'Boy James'. This was this Keeper's first Christmas ashore for 16 years

Originally only two men manned Lighthouse, so if one died the other was alone on the rock. Since then four men have been employed in the Service, three on the Lighthouse, one on shore

Relief of Longships long overdue owing to stormy seas however the real emergency was the sick Keeper Griffiths stranded on Lighthouse

Waiting for calmer seas to rescue sick Keeper Griffiths - E RichardsPhotographer in Life Jacket

Relief Keepers replying to message from Longships re sick Keeper Griffiths - Relief Boat unable to sail due to stormy weather

The lighthouse took many years to build because of its isolated and stormy position but was completed on July 19th 1869

The door is 40ft up the tower because of the height of the waves