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Alan Lawless

Alan belongs to: Souter Lighthouse

Alan was born in South Shields. He is the House Steward at Souter Lighthouse. His role includes looking after visitors and maintaining the light and machinery.

Alan was interviewed by Carl Greenwood on 2 March 2006. The interview took place at Souter Lighthouse and lasted 5 minutes and 58 seconds.

Air cylinders

Air cylinders

Air cylinders which hold compressed air used to power the Souter foghorn. They are filled using two engines.

Alan has 11 memories in the memorynet:

Alan's memories with a Sounds and Smells theme:

•  Sound of the foghorn
•  Sound of the engines

Alan's other memories:

•  Starting at Souter
•  Role at Souter
•  Favourite jobs at Souter
•  Favourite part of Souter
•  Why Souter is important
•  Air cylinders
•  Souter Lighthouse
•  The tower stairs
•  The foghorn

This memory has these themes:
Equipment

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