EditorialTwo Models of Floating Beacons, Two almost identical models of an iron floating beacon in the shape of a small boat with a mast with a screen and a bell. The hull is sharp V-shaped, with a keel and with a clear distinction between fore and aft, the top...
EditorialFrench ships attacking Brighton. 1545. A map showing the French attack on Brighton (Brighthelmstone) in 1514, with galleys and landing craft, the local defence force and beacons alight. Originally published/produced in 1545. Source: Cotton Augustus I. ...
EditorialBeacons in Kent. 1585. [Whole map] Map of beacons in Kent, commissioned by Lord Cobham in order to have multiple copies made, as a guide to the effective use of beacons. The positions of about fifty beacons are marked, with lines indicating the directi...
EditorialLanthony Abbey, Llanthony Priory a ruined former Augustinian priory in the secluded Vale of Ewyas, a steep sided once glaciated valley within the Black Mountains area of the Brecon Beacons National Park in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, UK, Francis B...