Well we all enjoy the effects of a newly painted house, but do you fancy the challenge of painting a light house?
BBC Penmon lighthouse on Anglesey
The Penmon Lighthouse on Anglesey seems a fair challenge, but what about Roman Rock in Simonstown, where great grandad used to work?
Roman Rock lighthouse is the only lighthouse in South Africa to stand on a rock. On account of high tides and gale-force winds, work could only be carried out 7 days a month and consequently it took 4 years to build - from 1857 to 1861.
Roman Rock lighthouse in 1910 with the lighthouse keeper and his assistant. The lighthouse keepers in 1910 were Charles H and Jeremias B.
Great Grandad at work
pdf article on Roman Rock Light House
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