Where would you apply to become a lighthouse keeper in England and Wales?
St Bees Lighthouse St Bees Lighthouse St Bees Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on St Bees Head near the village of St Bees in Cumbria, England. The first lighthouse on the site began its life in 1718 on land bought by Trinity House, one of the UK's General Lighthouse Authorities. It was constructed by Thomas Lutwige, who paid a lease of £20 per year for the site. It stood 9 metres tall and was 5 metres in diameter topped with a large metal grate on which the lighthouse keeper would burn coal. To make money Lutwige levied charges of 3½ pence per tonne
Lighthouse keeper capacity as a lighthouse keeper was William, a member of the now famous Knott family, who was appointed to the South Foreland lighthouse near Dover, England in 1730. In the US, periodic maintenance of the lights is now performed by visiting Coast Guard Aids to Navigation teams. George Worthylake served as the first lighthouse keeper in the United States. He served at Boston Harbor Lighthouse from 1716 until his death in 1718. In 1776, Hannah Thomas became the first female lighthouse keeper in the United States when she became keeper of Plymouth (Gurnet) Lighthouse in Massachusetts following the death of