Heritage Place

Chance Brothers Smethwick Works

Factory/reconstruction context where the Tory Island hyper-radial optic was sent for reconstruction and division into two biform optics.

Place Summary

Place ID: LUX-PLACE-000005
Type: historical location
Description: Factory/reconstruction context where the Tory Island hyper-radial optic was sent for reconstruction and division into two biform optics.
Aliases: Chance Brothers Factory, Chance Brothers, Smethwick
Precision: text-only
Confidence: medium
Status: reviewed
Review: accepted
Notes: No coordinate is assigned until a reviewed factory/site source is captured.

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Moved toTory Island 1887 Barbier & Fenestre hyper-radial optic to Chance Brothers Smethwick Works1923 – 1928
Manufactured byPencarrow Head Lighthouse Chance Brothers lens to Chance Brothers Smethwick Works1858
Reconstructed byTory Island 1887 Barbier & Fenestre hyper-radial optic to Chance Brothers Smethwick Works1922 – 1923
Reconstructed byTory Island retained hyper-radial optic component to Chance Brothers Smethwick Works1923
Reconstructed byThe Great Light / Mew Island hyper-radial optic component to Chance Brothers Smethwick Works1924 – 1928
Manufactured byTory Island 1862 first-order fixed optic to Chance Brothers Smethwick Works1860 – 1862
Manufactured byCape North disputed historical Fresnel lens to Chance Brothers Smethwick Works1908
Manufactured byNorah Head Chance Bros first-order bivalve dioptric Fresnel lens to Chance Brothers Smethwick Works1903
Manufactured byNorah Head original Chance Bros cast-iron and copper lantern house to Chance Brothers Smethwick Works1903
Manufactured byCape Byron Chance Bros red sector light to Chance Brothers Smethwick Works1889
Manufactured byCape Byron Chance Brothers lantern to Chance Brothers Smethwick Works1889
Manufactured byCasquets 1877 first-order Chance Brothers optic to Chance Brothers Smethwick Works1877
Manufactured byLismore Lighthouse: Chance Brothers fourth-order fixed lens to Chance Brothers Smethwick Works1909

Mew Island Lighthouse - hyperradiant opticReference
Mew Island reference records re-engineering by Chance Brothers in Smethwick.
Chance Heritage TrustManufacturer Catalog
Manufacturer heritage context for Chance Brothers lighthouse optics.