Wächter an rauen Küsten: Eine Reise zu den Leuchttürmen in England, Wales und auf den Kanalinseln

Name of traveller

Jürgen Tronicke (b. 1955)

Reason for travel

• tour of the different lighthouses and beacons in the British Isles in order to raise public interest in the subject

Date of travel

undated

Der Hafen [in Aberystwyth], einst ein wichtiger Anlaufpunkt für die Schifffahrtslinien nach Irland und über den Atlantik, hat heute keine Bedeutung mehr. (Tronicke 140)

Content

• architecture:
  
  • detailed descriptions of the many beacons and light houses
  • protection of profane architecture as part of world heritage of marine history
• art: photographs in the book are stock images that illustrate the narrative provided by the author
• language: recognises and explains Welsh placenames
• people: journey undertaken together with his wife
• terrain: produces a great number of notes on interesting and rare species of animals, such as dolphins and birds

Nationality of traveller

German

Language of publication

German

Gender of traveller

Male, Female

Type of publication

travel guide; travelogue

Citation

Tronicke, Jürgen. Wächter an rauen Küsten: Eine Reise zu den Leuchttürmen in England, Wales und auf den Kanalinseln. Hamburg: Koehler, 2012. 139-65. Print.