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By Johnny O'Shea BBC News
7 June 2019There are more than 250 lighthouses still in use across the UK, whose shining beams of light play a vital role in protecting shipping. With the days of the lighthouse keeper long gone, who looks after them?
When Scott Tacchi spotted an advertisement for a job as a lighthouse technician, he was intrigued enough to apply and then delighted to land the post.
The 30-year-old from Truro in Cornwall has spent the past 18 months helping to maintain the nation's lighthouses, and documenting a job that often provides spectacular views.
Scott is employed by Trinity House - set up by Royal Charter in 1514 - which is the General Lighthouse Authority for England, Wales, the Channel Islands and Gibraltar
"It is incredible, but it's also scary sometimes. It does make you think... how much longer will these structures withstand that kind of force?
"We have regular surveys carried out, and apparently they are exactly as they were built and are performing exactly the way they were designed.
"The engineering that went into these, considering the technology they had, is just incredible."
