Tower of Refuge, Isle of Man
Conceived of by Sir William Hillary, founder of RNLI, the Tower of Refuge provided a safe haven for victims run aground on the reef in Douglas Bay.
- Refurbishment of structure included new lighting scheme not feasible before low power LEDs were available
- Philips Color Kinetics C Splash are able to withstand the extreme conditions of the Irish Sea coast
- Installation remotely controlled by a Pharos LPC via fibre optic cable from Man’s IT department, located at the airport on the other end of the island
Project year: 2010
Design: JCP consultants, IOM DOT
Specifier: LITE Ltd
Installation: LITE Ltd
Photos: © LITE Ltd


