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C. F. Grove Memorial

C. F. Grove Memorial

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C. F. Grove Memorial

Name: C. F. Grove Memorial
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Location: Lemvig, Central Denmark, Denmark

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3. C. F. Grove Memorial – Boats and View of Ferring Sø loop from Ferring

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August 8, 2022

Bovbjerg Lighthouse was designed by C.F. Grove, a light engineer from the Lighthouse and Navigation Agency. In fact, it is thanks to him that lighthouses were built on the west coast of Jutland. In 1853 a state commission was set up to draw up a report on the improvement of the lighthouse system in Denmark. The commission consisted of a vice admiral, two frigate captains and Lighthouse Engineer Grove. After a year of work, the commission concluded that it was not necessary to build large beacons in many places in Denmark, but that they should be close enough to shore that ships could always see at least one beacon. As for the west coast, it was best not to set up beacons, lest ships steer clear of this "iron coast." Grove didn't agree with that and fortunately he got support from the Navy Department. When he was then appointed Head of the Lighthouse and Navigational Service, construction of the lighthouses on the west coast of Jutland, including Bovbjerg Lighthouse, began. Under Grove's direction, 24 new lighthouses were built and 8 new lightship stations erected.

In addition, Grove was also the driving force behind a commission to find out how to protect the West Coast from demolitions. It was he who invented the special groynes that have been built on the west coast since 1875.

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C. F. Grove Memorial

1. View of Ferring Sø – Grassy Field With Hay Bales loop from Ferring

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