Low Head Lighthouse

Re-processing of the original colour shot.

This shot of Low Head Lighthouse shows the shed to the left that houses the foghorn which can be seen protruding from the roof.

It was decided in the 1920’s to install a Fog Alarm at the Low Head Light Station to warn ships that they were approaching a dangerous shore and to advise them by means of a unique signal that the shore was Low Head.

The equipment necessary for this installation was manufactured in Birmingham, England by Chance Bros., the same company who had made the equipment for the Lighthouse and who were the leading makers of marine navigation equipment in the world at the time.

The installation was shipped to Tasmania and installed in 1929. The Foghorn was commissioned and operated without fail whenever fog was imminent. The horn was decommissioned in 1973.

Canon 40D 18-55 IS polariser