Bishop & Clerks (Massachusetts)

District:	2nd
Inspector:	F. J. Morse, 1st Asst. Supt.
Location:	On N'ly part of Bishop & Clerks Ledge
Date of Report:	03/12/1922
Latitude:	41° 34' 28"
Longitude:	70° 15' 02"

Site:	Submerged site
Date of Reservation:
Date of Deed:	04/03/1878
Date of Permission:
Date of Lease:
Area of the Entire Site:
Area Inclosed:
Character of Soil:
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark:
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence:
Wharf or Landing on Premises:
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance:
Means to Reach Light Station:	By boat - about 6 mile to Hyannis Post Office.
Distance to Nearest Road:
Distance to Post Office:
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Facilities for Public Conveyance:
Facilities for Private Conveyance:
Means Used for Support of Lantern:	Tower
Number of Separate Lights:	One
First Built or Established:	1858
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated:	Has never been rebuilt
Condition at This Date:
Shape of Tower in Plan:
Form of Tower:
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball:
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water:	56'
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea:	Sky line
Color of Tower:	Gray granite
Color of Tower/ How Produced:
Tower Connection:	Keepers live in tower
Object of Navigation:	Sea coast - general navigation
Building Materials:	Granite
General Description:
Wall Thickness at Base:
Wall Thickness at Parapet:
Diameter at Base:
Diameter at Parapet:
Kind of Stairway and Steps:	Iron
Number of Landings:
Size of Glass:	8.5" x 13"
Number of Windows and Size of Sash:	9; 20.5" x 16.5"
Number of Doors:	10; Entrance 3' x 7'; others 2' 8" x 6' 8"
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface:
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse:
Soil Susceptibility:
Miscellaneous Remarks:

Order of Lantern:	4th
Shape of Lantern:	Polygonal
Diameter to Glass:
Diameter in the Clear:
Number of Sides:	10
Type of Bars:	Vertical
Thickness of Bars:	1"
Height Glazed:	35.5"
Number of Plates in Height:	One
Number of Plates Each Side:	One
Thickness of Plates:	1/4"
Size of Plates:	26 7/8" x 36"
Number of Storm Panes:
Unglazed Side of Lantern:	None
What Bearings:
Construction Material Lantern:	Iron
Construction Material Roof / Cowl:	Iron
Ventilator / Cowl:	Iron
Lightning Spindle:	Yes, with conductor to water
Description of Lightning Rod:
Balustrade:	Yes
Lantern Doors:	Iron with brass hinges
Floor of Lantern:	Iron
Watchroom Doors:	Yes, fitted with hinges & latch
Parapet Diameter:

Location / Number:	Parapet
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement:	None
Curtain Hooks / Hanger:	Curtain hooks screwed into lantern.

How is Watchroom Fitted:	Closet for spare lamp etc., & service table
How is Relief Called:
Where is Call System Led:

Kind of Apparatus:	About 4 hours
Intensity in Candles:	W 1800 R sector 540
Name of Maker:	Not Known
Year Made:	Not Known
Marks and Number:	None
Order of Apparatus:	4th
Inside Diameter:	21"
Light Characteristic:
Time of Revolution:	3 minutes
Flash Interval:	23 sec
Duration of Flash:	7 sec
Arc of Each Fixed Part:
Number of Panels:	6
Number of Flash Panels:	6
Arc of Each:	60 degrees
Number of Elements in Central Drum:	2
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum:	5 flash
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum:	3 flash
Does Apparatus Revolve?:	True
Is There a Revolving Belt?:	False
Revolving Panels:
How Flash is Produced:
Number of Vertical Elements Panel:
Fixed Lens Covered:
Pedestal:	Iron
Service Table:
Draft Tube Description:	Cone only
Revolving Machinery:
Standby and Description:
Chariot Float or Balls:	Cone bearing
Chariot Description:
Length of Drop Tube:	None - guards
Clock Weight:	About 100 lbs
Length of Winding Time:	About 4 hours
Drive During Rewind:
Machinery Protection:	Glass case
Regulated:	Fan governor
Lens Protection:
How Color is Produced:	White
Red Sectors Description:	342 degrees to 16 degrees
Where Color Attached:	Red sector attached to lantern
Form of Colored Glass:
Lamp Description:	4th order lamp
Type of Illuminant:	Kerosene
Number of Spare Lamps:	One
Number of Spare Burners:	One
Candle Power:	45 cp

Revolving Cord:	Clock cord
Size of Clock Cord:	1/4"
Length of Clock Cord:	About 125'
How Led:	Down stair well
Diameter and Length of Clock Drum:	4" x 12"

Tower Closet Use:
Oil House Description:	In base of bell tower
Oil House Inside Dimension:	6' x 8'
Oil House Construction Material:	Wood, iron lined,
Oil House Capacity:	About 300 5-gal cans
Other (Describe):	Store-room for supplies, fuel, etc., in base of tower
Suitability:	Suitable

Fog Signal Kind:	Bell struck by machinery
Time to Start:	Instantly
How Long Will Pressure Last:
Manufacturer:
Year of Manufacture:
Characteristic:	1 stroke, 15 sec silent
Duplication:	Necessary parts
Timing Device:
If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown:
Height Above Water:
Compass Direction:
Location:	To keep shipping off from ledge & a guide to Hyannis Harbor
Distance and Direction:	Attached to tower
Water Supply:	None
Reached from Lighthouse:	From main gallery deck
Description of Fog Signal Building:	Wooden bolted to side of tower
Pressure And Recording Gauge:

Location:	Keepers quarters in tower
Coloring:
Construction Materials:
Number of Rooms:
Number of Dwellings:
Heating Plant:	Coal stoves
Number of Keepers:	1 keeper, 2 assistants
Furnished Quarters:	All at tower
NOT Furnished Quarters:	No quarters furnished on shore
Outhouses:	None
Outhouse Coloring:
Paths and Walks:	None
Area Inclosed:
Area of Garden:
Area Timber or Shrubbery:
Cultivation Area Available:
Area Cultivated:
Character of Surroundings:	Water
Stove, Maker:	Magee Coronet (All keepers use same stove)
Stove, Size:	7-18
Sink, Maker:	Not known
Sink, Size:	22" x 48"
Pump, Maker:	Douglas
Pump, Size:	#2
Lamps:	1 brass table, 2 brass hand lamps from General Depot.

How Procured:	Drinking water brought to station by keepers, rain water used for domestic purposes
Quality:	Good
Quantity:	Ample
Injury Possible:	No
Purity Precaution:	Frequent cleaning of cistern
Tank Capacity:	Cistern, 1000 gal, in cellar
Tank Material:	Bricks, cement plastered
Distilling Apparatus:	False
Distilling Manufacturer:
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Well Lining:
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Access to Lighthouse:	Landing platform suspended from E'ly side of pier
Distance and Direction:	Attached to base of tower
Miscellaneous Remarks:	This is a conical gray granite tower on a circular granite base with black lantern. There are 4 rooms for keepers, with cellar in base for cistern storeroom etc.

General Information:
Boats on Station:	Davits & platform