Lighthouse Register

Automation

When the last keeper left, the light did not go out — it simply stopped being watched.

A photocell lights it at dusk, a timer sounds the horn in fog, and a technician visits twice a year

The control cabinet that replaced the keeper.
The control cabinet that replaced the keeper.
The empty keeper's cottage.
The empty keeper's cottage.

Something was gained and something quieter was lost.

The light, still turning, seen from the sea at night.
The light, still turning, seen from the sea at night.

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