A Lighthouse Keeper's guided tours, Episode Thirty Four. Point of Ayr (Talacre)
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- We have now moved further along the North Wales coast to Point of Ayr Lighthouse, also known as Talacre.
This is yet another Lighthouse that you can only view from the outside, as it is in private ownership. There is only one story of a Keeper here, one Samuel Brooks and his Family that emigrated to America after becoming a Mormon. The Family walked 1300miles to Salt Lake city pulling a hancart. Both parents died from their efforts, one near the beginning, the other at Salt Lake City leaving 3 orphan children. You can find out more of their stories from:
www.peoplescol...
also on you tube:
• Lighthouse at Point of...
Tourist Information from:
www.gonorthwal...
Other information:
trinityhouse.co.uk/contact
phone: 020 7481 6900
Two books that may be of further use are: The British Lighthouse Trail, by Sarah Kerr and Lighthouse Accommodation, Britain & Worldwide by Joy Tubby
Also: The Association of Lighthouse Keepers (ALK)
alk.org.uk/
Also if you are still into Lighthouses, you may wish to give this other youtuber a visit, search for Lighthouse Buffs.
My very grateful thanks to Stephen Pickles at Bidstone Lighthouse for his archive searching skills for some of the information on Point of Ayr, Talacre Lighthouse.
Every time I see you’ve posted, I click immediately to briefly escape the madness ❤️
Thank you very much. I know what you mean, crazy times now, glad you enjoy my videos. Cheers, stay safe
Lovely, thanks again for taking us away to another world. keep them coming.
Thank you for liking them, all the best, take care and stay safe.
Great video.My parents had a caravan in Talacre from the mid 60's to mid 80's.We spent most of our weekends and a couple of weeks there every year..Got great memories of it,spent many hours as a kid playing on the beach and on the dunes.
Thank you very much. Glad you have some wonderful childhood memories of sand, sea and the Lighthouse. Stay safe Mate.
Love your videos! Thank you, Peter, for keeping the memory of these places and these people, long gone, but not entirely forgotten! Also, nice hat! :)
Thank you very much, much appreciated. As for the hat, that got accidently (or so I was told) thrown in the bin! Mind you, the replacement is only a tad better. Cheers and stay safe.
one of my favourite little lighthouses and a brilliant beach to take your dog on.
Thank you for that. I haven't been back here for a few years now, so no idea if the Lighthouse has had any TLC yet. I agree, one very big lovely beach to wander along. Cheers and stay safe.
Marvellous, visuals and sound and digging out the history.
Thank you very much. I had some great help from Stephen Pickles from Bidston Lighthouse, as it is a minefield of misinformation out there. Cheers and stay safe Mate.
Hi Peter interesting to see the erosion that has taken place over the years. Cheers,
Thank you. Yes, I noticed that too, quite a dramatic amount. Cheers and take care.
Thanks for the video Peter. One of my earliest memories is on holiday at a caravan site here circa 1975. I remember my Dad showing me this lighthouse which fascinated me. It was totally derelict at the time - I remember the door being missing and seeing an old rusty washing machine inside. My Dad told me there was treasure inside hahahah.
Thank you for your memories, much apprecited. Not sure if the Lighthouse is in better shape now. I will have to pick a nice day and try and get over to it to get some more up to date pictures, (and search for treasure:). Cheers and take care.
@@PeterHalil Smashing Peter! Many thanks.
Hi Peter, Thanks for another great clip, have you ever been inside this lighthouse, where the internal photos taken by yourself?
Thank you very much. No, I didn't get to go inside, the internal pics were from the internet when the Lighthouse was up for sale. Cheers and take care.
We had a caravan on point of ayr and the lighthouse was closer to thelands end (dunes).
Yes the dunes have really suffered over the years with erosion, the Lighthouse is now quite a distance from the dunes. It could do with one of those American teams that can move buildings to a safer spot maybe, or somebody doing some serious work on saving the dunes. cheers and stay safe.