Jeevan's KALLI VALLI : The Calicut Beach 3: Sea Bridge (pier) and light houses

The Calicut Beach 3: Sea Bridge (pier) and light houses

Calicut Beach, Aerial view of Northern Side

Calicut Beach when empty

An undated drawing of a lighthouse is available in the British Library, and it seems before 1850 (?), it clearly depicts the situation of the port.

Title: "Calicut, lighthouse."
Creator: unknown
Date: Undated
In this pic. the old tower is visible.

a comparative Picture of lighthouse probably taken from the North Pier. There is another tower raised in steel bars, maybe for telegraphic and wireless purposes.

Calicut Beach with lighthouse. 1911

Calicut Beach with lighthouse.( 1907) photo of 2011

Calicut: Rare pictures of Pier (Sea bridge)

Calicut: A rare picture of (Sea bridge) and port of Calicut before 1890. Merchant ships and vessels, small wooden boats, and full fledge bustling port activities can be seen in the picture. note the shape and construction of the vessels, well in comparison to the bounties if Europeans. Wooden Cranes to lift the goods from small boats, and track for trolleys are notable. check the goods which were imported, mostly steel bars, sheets and blocks with some round objects. Port office's board is also seen. Probably Photo was taken in a normal morning(judged by shadows) and from the top of a building in customs road.

Calicut A rare picture of the old pier (Sea bridge)
Title: "Calicut; pier."
Creator: unknown
Date: 01.01.1881-31.12.1914

1912 Near the south pier is a place called 'Horse's Jumping Point' where horses brought from Gujarat and Arabia were made to jump into the water, swim and would gallop along the shore and be displayed for sale.

Near the northern pier.Calicut Beach. 2011

The harbour, Calicut. The original lighthouse of Calicut CAN BE SEEN

Title: "The harbour, Calicut."
Creator: unknown
Date: NA (Probably before 1914)
"[original caption] Hafen Calicut."(German) translated to The harbour, Calicut, But we have doubt whether it is Calicut proper or not. It is not mentioned south or north pier. Please Note the shape and position of the lighthouse in this picture. in other pictures, the position of the lighthouse is on the right side of the pier. The buildings in the background also seem indifferent. Can somebody explain? We thought the possibility of flipping of image by the left to right when printing or copying from original.

But as per history, there was another lighthouse and here it is.

The original lighthouse of Calicut, 1847

From a website of Lighthouses of India:
Kozhikode (Calicut) 1907 (station established in 1847). focal plane 17 m (56 ft); two white flashes every 6 s. 15 m (49 ft) round cylindrical masonry tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. Calicut, now called Kozhikode, is the place where Vasco da Gama landed in India in 1498, inaugurating India's contact with western Europe. Interestingly, the original lighthouse was taller at 33 m (108 ft). Located on Beach Road near the foot of Customs Road in Kozhikode. Site is open, but the tower closed.

Satellite imagery of the site. 2013 by Google