Ernie Coulthard
Ernie belongs to: Souter Lighthouse
Ernie was born in Gosforth, Newcastle. He served his apprenticeship at Vickers Armstrong at Elswick in the gun shops. After retiring Ernie began volunteering at Souter Lighthouse where he has a particular interest in the lighthouse's engineering.
Ernie was interviewed by Carl Greenwood on 2 March 2006. The interview took place at Souter Lighthouse and lasted 10 minutes and 49 seconds.
The engineroom at Souter
The engineroom at Souter
The two engines at Souter used to compress air for the foghorn.
Ernie has 8 memories in the memorynet:
Ernie's memories with a Volunteering theme:
Ernie's other memories:
Apprenticeship at Vickers Armstrongs- The light
- The Collier's Chant
The engineroom at Souter
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Equipment
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