Part 4

Part 4 of Wonders of World Engineering was published on Tuesday 23rd March 1937, price 7d.

Part 4 includes a colour plate From Cliff Top to the Lighthouse illustrating the article on Sentinels of the Sea. The plate also appeared as the front cover of this issue.

The Cover

The colour plate accompanying the chapter on Sentinels of the Sea shows workmen travelling on the cableway at Beachy Head Lighthouse. The plate is a reproduction of this week’s cover.

Contents of Part 4

Fighting Famine in India

(Part 2)

Sentinels of the Sea

From Cliff Top to the Lighthouse (colour plate)

FROM CLIFF TOP TO THE LIGHTHOUSE, which was built 500 feet from the base of Beachy Head, Sussex, men and materials were transported by a cableway. The original lighthouse at Beachy Head was on top of the cliff, but because the light was often obscured by fog, the new lighthouse was built at sea level. A cofferdam was built on the site, and pumps kept out the water while the tower was being constructed. The lighthouse is 103 feet high.

Romance of Motor Car Making

Artesian Wells

Building the Menai Bridges

Lapland’s Arctic Railway

(Part 1)