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The Great Light / Mew Island hyper-radial optic component
Derived optic component from the original Tory Island Chance Brothers hyper-radial optic. After Chance Brothers reconstruction it was installed at Mew Island Lighthouse in 1928, removed in 2014, restored by Irish Lights, and publicly displayed as The Great Light in Belfast.
Identity role
- Derived branch identityThe Great Light
Derived branch identity. This asset represents the Mew Island component of the divided Tory Island optic lineage, later restored and publicly displayed as The Great Light in Belfast.
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- Current hostThe Great Light, Titanic Quarter, Belfastaccepted
- Current locationThe Great Light, Belfast2015accepted
The Great Light display site is the current public location of the Mew Island optic component.
- Derived fromTory Island Chance Brothers hyper-radial optic1923 – 1928accepted
The Mew Island / Great Light component is derived from the original Tory Island hyper-radial optic.
- Displayed atThe Great Light, Belfast2015accepted
The restored optic is publicly displayed as The Great Light in Belfast.
- Installed atMew Island Lighthouse1928accepted
The Mew Island / Great Light component was installed at Mew Island Lighthouse in 1928.
- Installed inThe Great Light, Belfastdraft
The Great Light / Mew Island hyper-radial optic component installed at host LUX-PLACE-000008
- Moved toThe Great Light, Belfast2014 – 2015accepted
After restoration, the optic was moved to Belfast's Titanic Quarter display context.
- Preserved atThe Great Light, Belfast2015accepted
The Mew Island component is preserved for public heritage interpretation at The Great Light.
- Removed fromMew Island Lighthouse2014accepted
The Mew Island hyper-radial optic was removed from Mew Island in 2014.
- Restored byIrish Lights workshop, Dun Laoghaire2014accepted
The removed Mew Island optic was restored in the Irish Lights workshop before public display.
- Same identity asThe Great Light, Belfast2015accepted
The public name The Great Light refers to the restored Mew Island hyper-radial optic component in its Belfast display identity.
- Split intoTory Island Chance Brothers hyper-radial optic1923 – 1928accepted
The Mew Island / Great Light component derives from the divided Tory Island hyper-radial optic.
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- split into Tory Island Chance Brothers hyper-radial optic1923 – 1928
The Mew Island / Great Light component derives from the divided Tory Island hyper-radial optic.
- derived from Tory Island Chance Brothers hyper-radial optic1923 – 1928
The Mew Island / Great Light component is derived from the original Tory Island hyper-radial optic.
- installed at Mew Island Lighthouse1928
The Mew Island / Great Light component was installed at Mew Island Lighthouse in 1928.
- removed from Mew Island Lighthouse2014
The Mew Island hyper-radial optic was removed from Mew Island in 2014.
- restored by Irish Lights workshop, Dun Laoghaire2014
The removed Mew Island optic was restored in the Irish Lights workshop before public display.
- moved to The Great Light, Belfast2014 – 2015
After restoration, the optic was moved to Belfast's Titanic Quarter display context.
- displayed at The Great Light, Belfast2015
The restored optic is publicly displayed as The Great Light in Belfast.
- current location The Great Light, Belfast2015
The Great Light display site is the current public location of the Mew Island optic component.
- preserved at The Great Light, Belfast2015
The Mew Island component is preserved for public heritage interpretation at The Great Light.
- same identity as The Great Light, Belfast2015
The public name The Great Light refers to the restored Mew Island hyper-radial optic component in its Belfast display identity.
- installed in The Great Light, Belfast
The Great Light / Mew Island hyper-radial optic component installed at host LUX-PLACE-000008
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Asset lifecycle (28 events)
- Tory Island Chance Brothers hyper-radial optic installed in Tory Island Lighthouse (Automated installed_in relation from linked Chance Brothers asset host.)Source: Tory Island Chance Brothers hyper-radial optic · Target: Tory Island LighthouseSources: Hyperradiant Fresnel lens - Chance installations, Irish Lights - Tory Island Lighthouse, Chance Heritage Trust - Tory Island (Thoraigh, Toraigh)medium
- Tory Island retained hyper-radial optic component installed in Tory Island Lighthouse (Automated installed_in relation from linked Chance Brothers asset host.)Source: Tory Island retained hyper-radial optic component · Target: Tory Island LighthouseSources: Irish Lights - Tory Island Lighthouse, Hyperradiant Fresnel lens - Tory Island / Mew Island entriesmedium
- The Great Light / Mew Island hyper-radial optic component installed in The Great Light, Belfast (Automated installed_in relation from linked Chance Brothers asset host.)Source: The Great Light / Mew Island hyper-radial optic component · Target: The Great Light, BelfastSources: Irish Lights - Mew Island Lighthouse, The Great Light, Mew Island Lighthouse - hyperradiant opticmedium
- Tory Island Chance Brothers hyper-radial optic installed in LUX-LH-000554 (Automated installed_in relation from linked Chance Brothers asset host.)Source: Tory Island Chance Brothers hyper-radial optic · Target: LUX-LH-000554Sources: Hyperradiant Fresnel lens - Chance installations, Irish Lights - Tory Island Lighthouse, Chance Heritage Trust - Tory Island (Thoraigh, Toraigh)medium
- Tory Island Chance Brothers hyper-radial optic manufactured by Chance Brothers Smethwick WorksSource: Tory Island Chance Brothers hyper-radial optic · Target: Chance Brothers Smethwick WorksSources: Hyperradiant Fresnel lens - Tory Island entry, Chance Heritage Trust - Tory Island (Thoraigh, Toraigh)high
- Tory Island Chance Brothers hyper-radial optic historically part of Tory Island LighthouseSource: Tory Island Chance Brothers hyper-radial optic · Target: Tory Island LighthouseSources: Irish Lights - Tory Island Lighthouse, Hyperradiant Fresnel lens - Tory Island entrymedium
- Cape North relocated Chance Brothers Fresnel lens installed at Cape North LighthouseSource: Cape North relocated Chance Brothers Fresnel lens · Target: Cape North LighthouseSources: Cape North Lighthouse - Chance replacement lensmedium
- Tory Island Chance Brothers hyper-radial optic split into Tory Island retained hyper-radial optic componentSource: Tory Island Chance Brothers hyper-radial optic · Target: Tory Island retained hyper-radial optic componentSources: Hyperradiant Fresnel lens - Tory Island entry, Irish Lights - Tory Island Lighthousemedium
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LUX Light Archive, Heritage asset: "The Great Light / Mew Island hyper-radial optic component", LUX-ASSET-000624, https://light.lux143.org/heritage-assets/LUX-ASSET-000624/, accessed 2026-07-03, archive v0.24.42.