The Lighthouse Incident 1801

25 miles off the coat of pembrokeshire in wales on a tiny slither of land called the smalls stands a lighthouse steeped in dark history the lighthouse which is there today was built in 1861 to replace the original building which was erected in 1777.

The lighthouse incident 1801.

A quarter of a century later an incident occurred which will be talked about for centuries to come the tale of one man who did not survive the elements and of another who barely did. With several books to my name including a 1 seller i also write environmental travel and history articles for magazines as well as freelance work. It was the first lighthouse in the country to have a flushing toilet installed. The lighthouse s story was presented in the 2006 bbc television programme coast series 1 episode bristol to cardigan bay.

Thomas griffith and thomas howell were two men who were hired to keep a lighthouse at least 20 miles from land and 25 miles from the nearest inhabited part of wales. Very little of that story aside from the fact they re both named thomas came into the lighthouse but the idea that they were both named thomas struck a chord. After a storm strands the men they begin developing cabin fever and slowly lose their minds. In 1801 the already aging.

Looking into the real life mystery that inspired robert eggers latest masterpiece the lighthouse that took place in 1801. In 1801 thomas howell and thomas griffith are stationed at smalls island lighthouse to man the lighthouse 25 miles from land in the irish sea. For the purpose of shooting the lighthouse they built an entire functioning lighthouse complete with an actual light. About stephen liddell i am a writer and traveller with a penchant for history and getting off the beaten track.

The lighthouse stood an 1861 replacement still stands on an islet near the tip of a remote peninsula in pembrokeshire wales. The lighthouse is based on the true story of the smalls lighthouse incident that took place in 1801.