Eddystone lighthouse Smeaton's Tower repairs, Trevose Head lighthouse, East Bute docks Cardiff, Spurn Low lighthouse, Whitby lighthouse, Europa Point Gibraltar, St Bees lighthouse, Souter lighthouse, Hartland Point lighthouse
Souter lighthouse tower at Lizard Point, MarsdenThe newly built Trevose Head lighthouse, Cornwall, England from"The Illustrated London News" 1847Spurn Low lighthouse, Spurn Point while still operationalWhitby Lighthouse, Ling Hill, WhitbyHartland Point Lighthouse, DevonSt Bees lighthouse, St Bees Head, CumbriaEuropa Point Lighthouse, Gibraltar in 1879North Foreland lighthouse at Broadstairs, Kent about 1880 with modernised light as it was after 1860
Henry Norris (1816–1878) was a Britishcivil engineer born inPoplar, London, the son of several generations of house carpenters. He was the resident engineer for lighthouse construction projects under contract toTrinity House from civil engineersMessrs. Walker & Burges, the firm ofJames Walker andAlfred Burges, and later on oversaw the building ofSouter Lighthouse, the world's first lighthouse specifically designed & built to be powered by electricity.
Eddystone Lighthouse repairs toSmeaton's Tower in 1841 "The Eddystone Lighthouse has within the past few months undergone a complete renovation, under the direction ofMr. Henry Norris, engineer, from the establishment of Messrs. Walker and Burges, the contractors under the Trinity Board. The exterior of the building has been pointed with cement, a large cavity in the rock, close to the foundation of the light-house has been filled up and the water casks formerly in use have been removed, and commodious tanks erected in their stead."[1] Despite these repairs to the foundations, later failure of the rock itself upon which the tower was built led toSmeaton's Tower replacement.
Trevose Head Lighthouse[2] (1844–47) built atTrevose Head,Cornwall. During his time there he met & in 1847 married Anna Maria Morcumb a daughter of the farmer at the adjacent Trevose Farm, they would return here to have most of their children baptised atSt Merryn church.
Merthyr TydfilWorkhouse, 1851 during a brief partnership inCardiff with Daniel Thomas as Messrs. Thomas and Norris, awarded the contract for its building after the previous contractor pulled out.[3][4]
Spurn Low[5] lighthouse atSpurn on the point at the mouth of theHumber in 1852
Whitby Lighthouse - the twin lights ofWhitby North[6] andWhitby South,[7] near Ling Hill, High Whitby (1857–58) "Messrs. Walker, Burgess, and Cooper, of Great George Street, London, are the engineers, andMr. Henry Norris, of London, is the superintendent of the works"[8]
North Foreland lighthouse March 1860, conversion of the light to a dioptric[9]
Europa Point Lighthouse,Gibraltar Repairs and upgrade of the lamp (1863–64) "The lighthouse at Gibraltar is undergoing considerable alterations and repairs, under the directions ofMr. Norris, of the Trinity House, who has been sent out from England for this purpose."[10]
St Bees Lighthouse (1865–66) "The new lantern was originally intended for Gibraltar,Mr Norris,the resident engineer, who has the superintendence of the work for Trinity House, says that it is one of the clearest and most perfect pieces of mechanism he ever saw in his life."[11][12]
Souter Lighthouse (1869–71) "This new lighthouse has been completed so far that it is ready for the lantern, the top-stone of the tower having been fixed on Saturday. The remainder of the works are being pushed rapidly forward under the supervision ofMr H. Norris, the board and resident engineer. The new lighthouse is expected to be in working order for December and will be one of the best structures of its kind on the coast."[13][14]
^"MERTHYR",The Pembrokeshire Herald and General Advertiser, p. 3, 20 June 1851,Again we have to announce that the contract for the workhouse has been taken. It has been let this time to the respectable firm of Messrs. Thomas and Norris, builders, Cardiff, and we believe for the sum of £ 6,880. Some alterations have been made in the original plan, by which the cost of the proposed building has been considerably reduced and we doubt not but the work will be forthwith commenced. Mr Thomas is a native of Haverfordwest.
^"County Courts - Whitehaven Tuesday Nov. 27",The Whitehaven News, p. 5, 29 November 1866,PEARSON v. NORRIS - In this case Charles Pearson, painter,Whitehaven, sued Mr. Norris, Government inspector at the St. Bees lighthouse, now in course of erection, for 10s 3d for work executed by plaintiff.- Plaintiff said the sum claimed was for lettering a notice-board at the St. Bees lighthouse.
^"The New Lighthouse on Souter Point",Shields Gazette and Daily Telegraph, p. 3, 9 September 1870
^"Shipping",Shields Gazette and Daily Telegraph, p. 3, 10 June 1869,The foundation-stone of the lighthouse at Souter Point was laid yesterday afternoon by Mrs Blain (sister to Admiral Collinson) in the presence of the committee of the Elder Brethren of the Trinity House, London, Admiral Collinson, Captain Nesbitt, Captain Webb, Mr G. N. Douglas[sic], engineer to the Corporation, and friends. Robert [sic] Norris is the superintendent of the works, and Mr James Todd is the contractor.
^"Hartland",Exeter and Plymouth Gazette, p. 7, 18 April 1874,Hartland Point Lighthouse - Since the latter part of November, when the foundation stone of this work was laid, and the rough weather soon after set in, the building has been suspended and only a few hands partially employed on the works. We are happy to note the return to business this week of Mr. Ferward, the contractor, and Mr. Norris, the engineer of the works.
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