Vintage Hand Crafted Cornish Serpentine Stone Lighthouse Signed 17cm

Vintage (early 20th Century) hand crafted from rare mottled green serpentine rock of the Bishop Rock Lighthouse turned on a lathe and exquisitely polished on a felt base with the original round steel / ceramic sign (not sure of the material) embedded on the base of the lighthouse. VERY UNIQUE and not seen anywhere. The inscription on the plate is "BISHOP ROCK LIGHTHOUSE Isles of Scilly. Built in 1858, this 146ft high lighthouse is the Mariners' signpost to the English Channel. This replica is made from Serpentine Rock quarried in Cornwall where Nicholas Holman founded the Holman Group in 1801.This is a truly unique item!

CONDITION: EXCELLENT, no chips, scratches, cracks. Wear and tear marks on the green felt underneath (see photos)

ORIGIN: ENGLAND

DIMENSIONS: 17 cm height , 6.9 cm diameter at base.

WEIGHT:  407 gms

FACTS: Twenty eight miles off the coast of SW England lie the Isles of Scilly, the southernmost point of the U.K. Of the 145 islands only six have been inhabited at one point in time, the smallest of which, BISHOPS ROCK is a mere 0.000736 square km at low tide. On this minuscule island stands a single lighthouse that covers nearly every inch of the island. It was the permanent home of a small team of lighthouse keepers from 1858 until the year it became automated in 1991. Nowadays it serves both as a beacon of light for sailors and a miniature hotel for any group of four eccentric history buffs looking to live in complete isolation for a few weeks. Its ten Floors hold a water tank, two oil rooms, a living room, a bedroom and even a helipad on top. The lighthouse has collected the world record of the world's smallest island, when inhabited.

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SHIPPING: Postnet to Postnet R 110.00

Item will be shipped within 48 hours of receipt of payment.