{"product_id":"castle-point-lighthouse","title":"Cape Palliser Lighthouse","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe artwork is painted in encaustic medium into an upcycled cupboard door. I left the hinges on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s ready to hang and the wood is likely Rimu.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"mwHw\"\u003eThe light was built in 1897 and was originally fuelled by \u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oil\" title=\"Oil\" id=\"mwIA\"\u003eoil\u003c\/a\u003e. In 1954 the oil lamp was replaced with an \u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Electric\" title=\"Electric\" class=\"mw-redirect\" id=\"mwIQ\"\u003eelectric\u003c\/a\u003e one powered by a local diesel \u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Electrical_generator\" title=\"Electrical generator\" class=\"mw-redirect\" id=\"mwIg\"\u003egenerator\u003c\/a\u003e. This was subsequently replaced by a connection to the \u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Electric_power_transmission\" title=\"Electric power transmission\" id=\"mwIw\"\u003emains grid\u003c\/a\u003e in 1967, although a diesel generator is retained for emergency power. The light was fully automated in 1986 and is now managed from a control room in Wellington.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"mwJA\"\u003eThe base of the lighthouse is reached via a staircase with 258 steps, up a 58-metre-high cliff. This staircase – built in 1912 – replaced a dangerous dirt track.\u003csup about=\"#mwt22\" class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-MaritimeNZ_1-2\" rel=\"dc:references\" typeof=\"mw:Extension\/ref\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{\"name\":\"MaritimeNZ\"}}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cape_Palliser_Lighthouse#cite_note-MaritimeNZ-1\" id=\"mwJQ\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-reflink-text\" id=\"mwJg\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwJw\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e1\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwKA\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"mwKQ\"\u003eCape Palliser lighthouse is one of three New Zealand lighthouses with a distinct striped paint scheme; the other two are \u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dog_Island_Lighthouse\" title=\"Dog Island Lighthouse\" id=\"mwKg\"\u003eDog Island Lighthouse\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cape_Campbell_Lighthouse\" title=\"Cape Campbell Lighthouse\" id=\"mwKw\"\u003eCape Campbell Lighthouse\u003c\/a\u003e, which both have black and white stripes.\u003csup about=\"#mwt25\" class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-3\" rel=\"dc:references\" typeof=\"mw:Extension\/ref\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{},\"body\":{\"id\":\"mw-reference-text-cite_note-3\"}}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cape_Palliser_Lighthouse#cite_note-3\" id=\"mwLA\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-reflink-text\" id=\"mwLQ\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwLg\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e3\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwLw\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup about=\"#mwt28\" class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-4\" rel=\"dc:references\" typeof=\"mw:Extension\/ref\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{},\"body\":{\"id\":\"mw-reference-text-cite_note-4\"}}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cape_Palliser_Lighthouse#cite_note-4\" id=\"mwMA\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-reflink-text\" id=\"mwMQ\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwMg\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e4\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwMw\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"studio-reset-encaustic-artist","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67714069922012,"sku":null,"price":700.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/5987\/9132\/files\/FullSizeRender_383cdf02-f9a4-422c-aef1-ab80bfae269c.jpg?v=1792030698","url":"https:\/\/studioreset.art\/products\/castle-point-lighthouse","provider":"studio-reset-encaustic-artist","version":"1.0","type":"link"}