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

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