The competition announced on 27/06/2014 as part of Trinity House’s 500th anniversary celebrations has now closed and we’re very happy to announce the winners and the close runners-up.
The competition ran publicly and also internally to Trinity House staff. A great many entries came back to us and we were very pleased to see how many correct answers there were.
The lucky member of the public who won the photography book is Valerie Amis of Cambridgeshire; the runner-up is Patrick Tubby of Norfolk, who will receive a print by Peter Kent, so well done to both! Valerie and Patrick, we’ll be in touch with you very soon.
Internally, Paul Kerr from our Harwich-based Planning Centre is the winner of the book, and Leslie Wiles from our Harwich-based Engineering and Project Delivery department gets a print.
Both Valerie and Paul will receive a copy of the Trinity House photography book Light Through A Lens, a lavish coffee table-style book featuring the best photography from the Trinity House archive being published by nautical book specialist Adlard Coles on 11 September 2014.
To find out more about the book, written by Neil Jones and Paul Ridgway, please go to the Bloomsbury website.
No less lucky are Patrick and Leslie, both of whom will receive a handsome print by acclaimed marine artist Peter Kent. Peter has worked closely with Trinity House to produce a number of Trinity House-themed prints celebrating 500 years of service to the mariner. His work can be seen on his website.
The answers
Finally, for those who wanted to know the answers to the quiz, here they are:
HISTORY
- What was the exact date (dd/mm/yyyy) that Henry VIII granted a Royal Charter to Trinity House? 20/05/1514
- How many ships are depicted on the Trinity House coat of arms? 4
- In which year did Trinity House become responsible for the last remaining privately-owned lighthouses in England and Wales? 1836
- Which was the last lighthouse to be built by Trinity House? ROYAL SOVEREIGN (1971)
PERSONALITIES
- Professor Michael FARADAY: Pioneer in the use of electricity and Scientific Advisor to Trinity House in the late 19th century
- Grace DARLING: 19th century lighthouse keeper’s daughter famous for the rescue of the drowning victims of the wrecked Forfarshire near the Longstone Lighthouse
- Saint CLEMENT: The Patron Saint of sailors, for whom the Corporation is named in the first Royal Charter
- Sir James DOUGLASS: The first Engineer-in-Chief of Trinity House, responsible for the Eddystone and the rebuilt Bishop Rock
TRINITY HOUSE TODAY
- What is the lifting capacity of THV Galatea’s crane? 30 TONNES
- The rare Tuberous Thistle (Cirsium tuberosum) can be found at which Welsh lighthouse? NASH POINT
- Which Trinity House lighthouse is both the smallest and the highest in the British Isles? BERRY HEAD
- During the 2012 Summer Olympics, Trinity House London was the host venue for which nation’s team? AUSTRIA
ODD ONE OUT
- Lighthouses: Les Hanois, Longships, Lizard, Longstone: LIZARD IS SHORE-BASED
- Trinity House London: Charles II, Henry VIII, William IV, George III: CHARLES II IS IN LIBRARY OTHERS IN COURT ROOM
- Eddystone Lighthouses: 1698, 1703, 1759, 1882: 1703 DESTROYED, OTHER DATES ARE FOR CONSTRUCTION
- Masters: William Pitt, Samuel Pepys, HRH Prince Philip, 1st Duke of Wellington: PEPYS WAS ONLY MASTER TO SERVE TWICE (NON-CONSECUTIVE YEARS)
ANAGRAMS
- Sorehead Vet TREVOSE HEAD
- Unduly Shot LUNDY SOUTH
- All Bold Print PORTLAND BILL
- Cashier’s Tent ST. CATHERINE’S