Wolf Rock Lighthouse

In 1855, after a three-year absence, James Douglass returned to Trinity House as the Chief Engineer. Trinity House is the corporation in charge of aids to navigation for England. During the next five years, he oversaw the construction of several lighthouses, many situated on shore, and one, The Smalls, a feat of some ingenuity. As it turned out, constructing The Smalls was good practice for what Trinity House handed him next. It was to be one of the most difficult and challenging that he or any other lighthouse builder was ever called on to undertake.