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eight years earlier. Preece had been previously acted as a consultant to the
Bristol Corporation's Electricity Department between 1883 and 1893. The Post Office engineers, including George Kemp who kept a detailed diary of these events, had been experimenting for some months at Lavernock Point. Kemp
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Connected with this cap was an insulated copper wire leading to one side of the detector, the other side of which was connected to a wire led down the cliff and dipping into the sea. At Flat Holm Mr Preece's apparatus was arranged, the
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was closed down and abandoned by the ROC in 1975 after repeated destructive break-ins by local vandals, but the concrete entrance hatch and ventilator tower can still be observed next to the cliff walk near Lower
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Telegraph and Signal Company', which unfortunately prevented any further co-operation with the Post Office engineers. However, George Kemp immediately resigned from his Post Office position and
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Cosmeston Lakes continue to be an important landing point for migrating birds. Many bird migration routes across the Bristol Channel cross the reserve, and Steep Holm and Flat Holm islands act as staging posts. Bird sightings vary through the year, with visiting summer
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meaning "dragon robber", the latter name in honour of the brothers, it was described as "the best dinosaur fossil Wales has ever had" by Steven
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1390:List of lighthouses in Wales
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955:at Lavernock Point Reserve."
495:Following overland tests at
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1748:Cowbridge with Llanblethian
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1521:The Lighthouse Directory
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873:Cuban Missile Crisis
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830:Royal Observer Corps
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3285:Europa Point
3238:South Bishop
3145:Trevose Head
3115:St Anthony's
3110:Round Island
2885:
2712:Barry Island
2585:River Kenson
2575:Ewenny River
2565:Afon Col-huw
2550:Sully Island
2480:Barry Castle
2294:Twyn-yr-Odyn
2269:The Herberts
2244:St Mary Hill
2214:Southerndown
2079:Llanmihangel
2044:Llanblethian
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3218:St Tudwal's
3208:Point Lynas
3135:Start Point
3070:Lundy South
3065:Lundy North
3040:Hurst Point
3010:Flamborough
2970:Bishop Rock
2960:Beachy Head
2950:Anvil Point
2930:Lighthouses
2732:Dingle Road
2727:Dinas Powys
2707:Barry Docks
2389:Tinkinswood
2289:Trerhyngyll
2279:Tredodridge
2249:St Nicholas
2199:Sigingstone
2119:Middlecross
2094:Llantwithyn
2089:Llantrithyd
2039:Llanbethery
1979:Font-y-Gary
1969:Flemingston
1939:Dinas Powys
1919:Clemenstone
1914:Clawdd Coch
1753:Dinas Powys
1731:Communities
1061:Constructed
1043: /
1018:Coordinates
869:nuclear war
851:Nazi German
693:South Wales
647:, Cardiff,
513:Post Office
428: /
325:South Wales
313:South Wales
57:"Lavernock"
3310:Categories
3290:Les Hanois
3203:Nash Point
3030:Heugh Hill
2990:Crow Point
2975:Bull Point
2965:Berry Head
2844:Public art
2687:B4265 road
2682:A4226 road
2677:A4050 road
2590:River Thaw
2319:Ystradowen
2299:Walterston
2274:Tre-Aubrey
2254:St Lythans
2184:Picketston
2134:Northcliff
2099:Llysworney
2084:Llansannor
2054:Llancarfan
1924:Colwinston
1899:Bonvilston
1768:Llancarfan
1743:Colwinston
1500:22 October
1445:7 February
1420:0903222019
1396:References
1317:Steep Holm
1259:The small
1193:lighthouse
1028:51°24′53″N
964:Lighthouse
930:migrants,
843:Steep Holm
753:and early
731:Brean Down
528:morse code
413:51°24′25″N
98:April 2022
68:newspapers
3267:Gibraltar
3193:Monkstone
3155:Wolf Rock
3130:Southwold
3080:Nab Tower
3060:Lowestoft
3055:Longstone
3050:Longships
3000:Eddystone
2995:Dungeness
2864:Geography
2737:Eastbrook
2660:Transport
2560:Afon Alun
2528:Geography
2472:Grade II*
2314:Wrinstone
2234:St Hilary
2224:St Donats
2179:Pen-y-Lan
2159:Pendoylan
2049:Llancadle
2019:Lavernock
1994:Goldsland
1894:Broughton
1838:St Donats
1808:Pendoylan
1773:Llandough
1703:Cowbridge
1313:Flat Holm
1287:— (water
1229:cyclepath
1157:Intensity
1141:First lit
1077:Automated
1000:Lavernock
949:scrubland
945:grassland
908:grassland
905:limestone
854:Luftwaffe
847:Flat Holm
775:limestone
767:Blue Lias
639:from the
566:diameter.
521:Flat Holm
443:Lavernock
416:3°10′20″W
332:Ambulance
214:Community
179:Lavernock
152:Blue Lias
126:Lavernock
3280:Casquets
3275:Alderney
3253:Trwyn Du
3228:Skokholm
3223:Skerries
3188:Holyhead
3183:Flatholm
3140:Tater Du
3100:Peninnis
2955:Bamburgh
2887:Category
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2698:Stations
2672:A48 road
2364:Dimlands
2219:St Athan
2154:Pancross
2109:Marcross
2034:Llanmaes
1989:Gileston
1984:Frampton
1929:Corntown
1904:Boverton
1889:Aberthin
1884:Aberthaw
1877:Villages
1828:St Athan
1783:Llanfair
1763:Llanmaes
1696:template
1471:18 April
1350:See also
1337:dinosaur
1334:Triassic
1261:medieval
1178:Fl W 5s.
1124:Operator
1101:Markings
997:Location
953:woodland
932:seabirds
924:fleabane
885:Cold War
771:mudstone
755:Jurassic
751:Triassic
749:of late
735:Somerset
589:balance.
523:island.
517:wireless
503:system,
465:between
205:ST187682
3198:Mumbles
3173:Bardsey
3120:St Bees
3095:Pendeen
3085:Needles
3015:Godrevy
2942:England
2834:Museums
2799:Schools
2747:Penarth
2604:Economy
2409:Grade I
2284:Treguff
2164:Penmark
2139:Nurston
2124:Moulton
2074:Llangan
2069:Llandow
2029:Llampha
2024:Lidmore
1954:Dyffryn
1813:Penllyn
1803:Penarth
1788:Llangan
1778:Llandow
1713:Penarth
1491:Coflein
1319:islands
1305:Coastal
1031:3°6′0″W
759:Penarth
741:Geology
649:Penarth
645:Newport
607:, near
509:Cardiff
467:Penarth
463:Cardiff
457:in the
453:) is a
268:Country
82:scholar
3265:&
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3150:Whitby
3045:Lizard
2985:Cromer
2980:Coquet
2792:Topics
2304:Wenvoe
2264:Sutton
2194:Rhoose
2144:Ogmore
2129:Newton
2104:Maendy
2014:Kenson
1974:Fonmon
1964:Ewenny
1863:Wenvoe
1823:Rhoose
1758:Ewenny
1530:2 June
1495:RCAHMW
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1085:Height
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455:hamlet
451:Larnog
308:Police
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3005:Farne
2876:Wales
2839:Books
2804:SSSIs
2761:Sport
2722:Cogan
2702:Barry
2259:Sully
2189:Prisk
1949:Drope
1944:Downs
1738:Barry
1691:Barry
1309:cliff
1289:birds
1165:Range
1136:Light
1093:Shape
1056:Tower
1007:Wales
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720:knots
716:tidal
685:Welsh
653:Barry
471:Sully
447:Welsh
397:Wales
337:Welsh
274:Wales
131:Welsh
89:JSTOR
75:books
3295:Sark
2309:Wick
1868:Wick
1532:2016
1502:2021
1473:2022
1447:2024
1415:ISBN
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1248:The
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