Public art & sculpture · London
Stratford Shoal
Stratford Shoal in England London, United Kingdom.
Ian Paterson — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Stratford Shoal is a public sculpture in England London, United Kingdom. Britain's public art ranges from Henry Moore reclining figures and Anthony Gormley installations to the Angel of the North and the surviving statues of empire.
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From the Wikipedia article
Stratford Shoal Light, officially Stratford Shoal (Middle Ground) Light, is a lighthouse on a shoal in the middle of Long Island Sound approximately halfway between Port Jefferson, New York and Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Adriaen Block, the first European to explore Long Island Sound, identified two low islands at the site of current Stratford Shoal during his 1614 voyage. These islands were eroded below the surface of the water within 100 The shoal was first marked for navigation in 1820 by a pair of spar buoys placed on its north and south ends. The beacon was to have had the shape of an iron spindle.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.5417, -0.0018
- Address
- Long Island Sound<br> Fairfield County<br> Connecticut<br>United States
- Established
- 1878
- Official site
- www.62mallmanagement.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q130597917 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Stratford Shoal Light (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Stratford Shoal?
- Stratford Shoal is in London, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.5417°, -0.0018°.
- When was Stratford Shoal built?
- Stratford Shoal dates to 1878.