Souter Lighthouse Souter Lighthouse is a lighthouse located in the village of Marsden in South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England. Souter Lighthouse was the first to use alternating electric current, the most advanced lighthouse technology of its day. Douglass also designed the fourth incarnation of the Eddystone Lighthouse off the coast of Plymouth. Designed by James Douglass and opened in 1871, the lighthouse was built due to the dangerous reefs directly under the water in the surrounding area. In one year alone - 1860 - there were 20 shipwrecks. This contributed to making this coastline the most dangerous in the country with an average of around 44 shipwrecks per every mile of coastline. Postage on this item is FREE. (UK only)

see "Souter Lighthouse" on Glenn Gibson's website