This is a view looking from the abandoned castle on the hilltop of D'Aguilar Peninsular to the Cape Collinson Lighthouse. Far away is the Waglan Island where a lighthouse is still in operation. In front of the Cape Collinson Lighthouse is a busy passage of cargo ships from and to abroad.
It can be seen that the Cape D’Aguilar Lighthouse tower, constructed of local granite, is a splendid example of the stone mason’s craft. Such towers have to withstand immense force during severe typhoons consequently they are constructed circular on plan. They are expensive to construct but as can be seen from the various photographs they can be relatively pleasing in appearance.
It can be seen that the Cape D’Aguilar Lighthouse tower, constructed of local granite, is a splendid example of the stone mason’s craft. Such towers have to withstand immense force during severe typhoons consequently they are constructed circular on plan. They are expensive to construct but as can be seen from the various photographs they can be relatively pleasing in appearance.
It can be seen that the Cape D’Aguilar Lighthouse tower, constructed of local granite, is a splendid example of the stone mason’s craft. Such towers have to withstand immense force during severe typhoons consequently they are constructed circular on plan. They are expensive to construct but as can be seen from the various photographs they can be relatively pleasing in appearance.
The Granite tower on Cape D' Aguilar from another angle. It can be seen that the Cape D’Aguilar Lighthouse tower, constructed of local granite, is a splendid example of the stone mason’s craft. Such towers have to withstand immense force during severe typhoons consequently they are constructed circular on plan. They are expensive to construct but as can be seen from the various photographs they can be relatively pleasing in appearance.
This photograph shows a group of members from the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch listening to a talk about lighthouses. The old tower of the Cape D’Aguilar Lighthouse stands proudly in the background.
This photograph shows the two towers side by side at Green Island. The smaller one is the original tower with the newer, present day (larger tower) in the background.
This lighthouse started to operate on 1st July 1875, about two months after Cape D’Aguilar Lighthouse. The smaller tower at Green Island is about 12 metres high and is constructed of local granite. By comparison, this smaller tower cost about one-sixth of the Cape D’Aguilar Lighthouse tower.
When the Cape D’Aguilar light became obsolete, after the construction of Waglan Lighthouse in 1893, a larger tower was constructed to accommodate the Cape D’Aguilar light at Green Island. The light was then moved and the new arrangement came into operation in 1906. The ‘new’ round granite tower shown here is 17.6 metres high, it has a spiral staircase and the steel lantern on top of the tower is painted white.
