tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post1110297870423789467..comments2024-03-28T07:36:37.715+00:00Comments on Lord Belmont in Northern Ireland: Lighthouse IslandTimothy Belmonthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15111145260662707575noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-90220399078566111142021-07-27T07:32:29.918+01:002021-07-27T07:32:29.918+01:00Anon, the National Trust inalienably owns Lighthou...Anon, the National Trust inalienably owns Lighthouse Island. I don't know who owns the other two. Tim.Timothy Belmonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15111145260662707575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-64241004763113106862021-07-26T14:13:57.631+01:002021-07-26T14:13:57.631+01:00I recently met a gentleman who said he owned the C...I recently met a gentleman who said he owned the Copeland islands.Are they privately owned or National Trust property? He said he has stopped day trips there as people were damaging property on the island. He also mentioned his having plans to put a wind farm there , which was rejected.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-20922402984654528502021-01-27T13:54:33.137+00:002021-01-27T13:54:33.137+00:00Hello my g g g grandfather also Edward Stocker wa...Hello my g g g grandfather also Edward Stocker was a PK at the Hook around 1830 and my grandfather Cecil Stocker a Pk there in 1944 to 48. Its very interesting you've managed to go back before 1830 and yet another light such as copeland Islands. Would love to hear from you. Kind wishes MTMThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14475672683923481481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-79480938914776866732020-08-16T13:28:41.609+01:002020-08-16T13:28:41.609+01:00My great great grandfather, Edward Stocker, was a ...My great great grandfather, Edward Stocker, was a lighthouse keeper on Lighthouse Island in 1827 and his eldest son, also Edward, was born on the island. Edward senior went on to be principal keeper at Hook lighthouse in the 1830s.Joan (nee Stocker)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09102862060828076134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-80096703038627134112017-07-10T12:12:01.885+01:002017-07-10T12:12:01.885+01:00As a regular visitor to the observatory over many ...As a regular visitor to the observatory over many years, much credit is due to Lord Belmont for his research which to the best of my knowledge is entirely accurate. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-75492459236252137422015-11-12T02:40:24.871+00:002015-11-12T02:40:24.871+00:00We went to the Copeland Islands as our annual outi...We went to the Copeland Islands as our annual outing from Somerton House Prep School twice back in the late 40s/early 50s. How we all loved it! Seemed very exotic then for a primary school outing though might not cut the mustard with today's pupils.xxdfarrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07950738075483601672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-15238041735730227602012-09-16T18:20:55.298+01:002012-09-16T18:20:55.298+01:00Wombat,
I got it the old-fashioned way ~ by spend...Wombat,<br /><br />I got it the old-fashioned way ~ by spending time trawling the web for info. and condensing it. :-)Timothy Belmonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15111145260662707575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-45561903857518150812012-09-16T18:18:53.829+01:002012-09-16T18:18:53.829+01:00Fascinating article about Lighthouse Island. Wher...Fascinating article about Lighthouse Island. Where did you get all this information?<br /><br />R WombatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-55962475374647159022012-09-16T14:25:29.950+01:002012-09-16T14:25:29.950+01:00when I was there about 15 years ago there were gre...when I was there about 15 years ago there were great swathes of a vigorous big plant called Himalayan Balsam I believe. This must now have been eradicated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com