Coastguard lookout, Bass Point, 1979

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Identifier

YOCN_1_012

Description

Coastguard Lookout at Bass Point, 29th September 1979. The lookout was closed soon after. In 1994 after two fishermen lost their lives within sight of the empty station a group of local people set up an organisation to restore visual watches along the UK coast. The National Coastwatch was born and the first station to open was Bass Point, in December 1994.

Date

September 1979

Rights

Paul Yockney

Format

Negative

Creator

Paul Yockney

Type

Still Image


Institution ID

7.79


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Collection

Paul Yockney Collection




Citation
Paul Yockney, “Coastguard lookout, Bass Point, 1979,” cornishmemory.com, accessed December 24, 2024, https://www.cornishmemory.com/item/YOCN_1_012.
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