John Smeaton Leeds Grammar School, which lead singer Ricky Wilson attended) by the indie rock band Kaiser Chiefs, who are natives of Leeds. A Grammar school in Plymouth, called Devonport High School for Boys, named one of their houses after him, because of <nowiki>"Smeaton's Tower"</nowiki> lighthouse in Plymouth. John Smeaton John Smeaton (8 June 1724 – 28 October 1792) was a British civil engineer responsible for the design of bridges, canals, harbours and lighthouses. He was also a capable mechanical engineer and an eminent physicist. Smeaton was the first self-proclaimed "civil engineer", and is often regarded as the "father of civil engineering".
Kastri Lighthouse Kastri Lighthouse The Kastri Lighthouse also known as the Lighthouse of Othonoi is an active 19th century lighthouse which marks the approaches to Othonoi the most northerly island of the Ionian archipelago. Established in 1872, the lighthouse was built on Cape Kastri, at the north eastern tip of the island. A road links the site to Ammos the main settlement on Othonoi. The light which has a characteristic of one flash of white light every ten seconds is shown from a lantern room at the top of a thirteen-metre high tower. The masonry tower stands above the seaward side of