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Vintage Cliff Spot Light Search Light Lamp Isle Of Wight

   VINTAGE Cliff top light from the isle of wight. These incredible Spot Lights originate from the the oldest amusement park in the United Kingdom, Blackgang Chine on the Isle of Wight. These lights were used to illuminate the cliffs for the tourists from the ravine below in the 1940's. Having opened in the 1840's it was named after a now-destroyed chine (a coastal ravine) in the soft Cretaceous cliffs. It saw a major landslide in 1928 with a progressive decline continuing until it was gone in 1978. Sympathetically Restored and PAT tested, a great piece of history from the Isle of Wight. ...