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Shining a Light on Orfordness Lighthouse (01/10/2020)

Matt Marvel brings you a special about Orfordness Lighthouse in Suffolk.

The Orfordness lighthouse was an unchanging landmark, which helped keep mariners safe for over 200 years with its beam of light.
Located on a spit of land that been that has been a place of much secrecy during the course of two world wars…

The landscape did change this summer when the lighthouse was demolished before it succumb to the sea.

Matt Marvel, talks to people involved in the running of the lighthouse… finds outs about its history and how some of the historical items have ended up in some surprising places.

1 hour

Broadcast

  • Thu 1 Oct 2020 14:00