Photo archive

The visual record of northern lighthouse history

Browse images grouped by period and purpose to follow how towers, keepers, and shorelines changed over time.

Early towers

Foundational photographs and survey plates documenting first construction phases and beacon forms.

Working life

Keeper routines, supply landings, and weather-worn equipment captured in daily operational scenes.

Preserved remains

Contemporary preservation photographs and comparative scans of surviving structures and surrounding terrain.

Continue to keeper stories.
Large-format archival photograph of a stone lighthouse on a rugged northern cliff under overcast skies
Plate I · North Head Tower, c. 1898 survey print
Archival image of two lighthouse keepers unloading crates at a timber dock beside a lantern house
Plate II · Supply landing and keeper shift, c. 1931
Recent preservation photograph showing weathered lighthouse foundation stones with coastal grass and sea fog
Plate III · Preserved base courses at Low Reef Point