Despite having been sent from different countries, both these cards are from south of England.
Rannenberg & Friends
DE-9398305, sent by Ulrike.
Beachy Head Lighthouse is a lighthouse located in the English Channel below Beachy Head in East Sussex. It is 43 m (141 ft) in height and became operational in October 1902. It was the last traditional-style 'rock tower' (i.e. offshore lighthouse) to be built by Trinity House. - in: wikipedia
© Chris Howes/Wild Places Photography/Alamy Stock Photo
The Roman Lighthouse at Dover, in the county of Kent, England, is across the English Channel. It was one of the two lighthouses marking the mouth of the port of Dover. It was probably commissioned by Caligula when the Tour d’Ordre was erected at about 50 A.D. It was built on the sheer white cliffs which dominated the port. Its strategic location made that in the Middle Ages it was used as a watchtower, thus becoming the origin of Dover Castle, of which it is part now. It is 62-foot high (18.6 m), of which only 43 (12.9 m) correspond to the Roman building while the rest corresponds to the refurbishment made during the reign of Henry VIII. For centuries, the derelict walls were used to build the belfry of the Chapel of St. Mary. - in: http://www.torredeherculesacoruna.com/index.php?s=80&l=en
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