It was so good you were able to get some video footage for posterity! Amazing tour, thanks for sharing!

Well done on preserving the history of this light house on video.

I am 73 years old and have been waiting for the best part of it for your scintillating insight into life in a light house. Thank you. I strongly feel it must have been a fascinating place for people to have spent part at least of their lives in.

Digitizing these old tapes for prosperity is a great way to show life of a bygone era - very interesting to see how people coped living in Lighthouses

Thanks again Peter for another fantastic lighthouse tour. I can only imagine the obstacles the masons and engineers had to overcome so far out at sea to build this magnificent edifice in 1858.

Thanks Peter. Lighthouses have always fascinated me.

Mind boggling to think of the tremendous work it took to get all the furniture, appliances, cooking utensils, bedding, etc out there and installed. I can barely comprehend how many trips it must have taken and all the hardship associated with it all. I've always wondered what these offshore lights truly looked like inside. Thanks for sharing.

Fascinating! This is such valuable stuff - a proper historical record from the days before automation put an end to keepers' work. Cheers :-)

Superb film. Really enjoyed it , its such a shame that trinity house automated all its lighthouses as that would be such a good job living and working in those off shore towers.

That was fascinating to watch. Not sure if I would ever get used to the generators running and the fog horn blasting to get a hour's sleep though!

I love these tours so much. There’s no way most of us would ever get to experience the atmosphere of a lighthouse. You capture it perfectly. Thanks for doing it.

fernleystephens2436 I have taken boat trips out to Bishop Rock Lighthouse and admired the other thanks to St. Mary's Boatman's Association, while holidaying on Scilly. Thanks for the tour of the inside.

Thanks again Peter,they are really something these lighthouses perched upon a bit of rock,waves crashing😊

Thank you again. Being from the western US where there are no large bodies of water, I find your videos really interesting. Your walkthrough and interview videos are a valuable record.

Very interesting video. I never knew there was so much stuff in a lighthouse!! I could live there - no problem!!

I have always wanted to explore this lighthouse but it was impossible for general public, thanks for posting this.

Thanks for sharing this fascinating piece of our maritime history. Countless lives saved by brave men.

Hi Peter, I’m so pleased to have found this. When I was a little girl in the 80s I wrote to Trinity House and they put me in touch with one of the lighthouse keepers at Bishop Rock who wrote to me. Sadly I can’t remember the name of the lighthouse keeper but it could have been yourself of one of your colleagues. I was a lonely child and the fact that someone had taken the trouble to write to me has stayed with my for my entire life. I have always wondered about ‘my lighthouse keeper’ and what became of him and wish I had stayed in touch.

Very interesting tour! Thank you very much for sharing this with us.

Thank you for posting. I live in the USA, but I'm from Canada. I remember going to the islands where my grandfather was a keeper on big fish island in Nova Scotia. The lighthouse was nothing like this one. But have times changed

Superb footage, and well done for capturing it and sharing with us. I hadn't appreciated how tight it is inside or just how intrusive the generator noise is, a twinge of sadness knowing that this was at the time of automation. I have always admired the Bishop from afar as my family are from the Scillies, some going back in time were involved with the boat relief. I have an uncle on St Agnes who used to keep a look out on the light and would report if anything appeared wrong, I believe he mentioned that the main doors were ripped away by the waves once. I also fondly remember the Trinity House Bo105 helicopter which was based at St Mawgan for a while, even the sound of it on your film brought back memories. Thank you again Peter.

Ik very happy to see they restored abandoned light house..

Thank you very much for preserving these fascinating moments with detailed narrations for future generations to see. All the best.

I can't tell you how much I enjoyed this video. Excellent work explaining and describing each level. Outstanding. I used to be a nuclear missile maintenance officer in an underground silo and I see so many similarities. This being the world's smallest island with a building on it makes it even more fascinating.

The attention to details is phenomenal in your videos Peter. Another incredible tour of a beautiful lighthouse

I sincerely enjoyed watching your video from beginning to end. I've seen the outside of New England lighthouses from Maine to Rhode Island, watched a winter storm batter Minot's Ledge Light on the Massachusetts coast, but your presentation was totally fascinating to watch. I had no idea how complicated the workings of a modern-day lighthouse were until I saw your presentation. Thank you very much for a clear description of living conditions in a lighthouse. Again, it is fascinating.

Great video. Thanks. My Uncle Colin was a Keeper on the Bishop Rock, in 1988 for my 13th birthday, I was flown out to the BR as he was heading out for his month on, I was invited onto the helipad, but declined as terrified of heights. ( I deeply regret not going out now, just stayed in the helicopter).

Another excellent preservation video - Its so amazing to show much effort went into keeping that light burning, and how now solar and gps have changed the lighthouses and sea navigation.

So beautiful to see this film, and lovely to know you were at South Stack. I've loved lighthouses all my life and as a child we used to do the South Stack tour by the keepers a lot - loved it. I still remember as a child pushing the lantern around on the mercury and being amazed! Maybe it's your fault I love lighthouses! :o) Your photo with the lantern is beautiful. Now, we are near the *beautiful* Plover Scar lighthouse (1847 - managed at one point by the Parkinson family and Mrs Parkinson was filmed managing the light in 1948!). Plover Scar was *so* fortunate to have been critically hit by shipping in 2016 and as a result was repaired. Prior to the collision, she was in a very poor state and, although a wonderful repair was done, I was so sad it wasn't a full restoration because her lanturn is now shuttered with metal plates and a solar powered light sits on the outside of her lantern. *However*: without the accident they were looking to pull her down she was in such a sad state, so we have to be thankful for small (or huge ship-shaped!) mercies that will allow her to be there for another hundred or so years. At high tide she sits two-thirds of her deep in water so the engineering is amazing that she has stayed there since 1847... and I would personally hug the ship-Captain who hit her, as she is beautiful to see and I'm so glad she's now going to be there for a long time!

Great stuff, and no music !,, hooray. Thanks

Thank you for sharing these amazing stories.

Amazing tour.

Thanks for posting. I have sailed past the light many times and wondered what life was like for the keepers - well, now I know!

Incredible! One of the most extra-ordinary jobs in the world. Thanks for making and sharing this very important documentation because that will shows it's outmost importance in the future.

Amazing video and tour. Thanks for posting.

Fascinating. Thank you for doing this.

This was just the video I needed to watch, thank you

Fantastic video Peter! This was really interesting to see. Quite educational too. Videos like this help to preserve the past and show people what life (for some) was like. Thank you very much for sharing this! I’m impressed by the complexity of the place also!

Amazing. What a piece of art.

Just caught this now, I also would like to say thank you for recording this. It's been so long since I've seen a video flimed from the 1990's with such clear picture and explanations. I hope your doing well and thanks again!

Thanks for such a well made record. As a child I made a number of trips to this lighthouse, in the boat of a friend of my Aunt, who lived on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly. They were mostly sightseeing tours but I'm fairly sure, on one occasion, that something was delivered to the keeper. Would have been around 1960, no helipad then.

Fascinating look at the inside of a lighthouse. Many years ago I had to winch the keeper off Bishop Rock, we couldn’t land on it like they do now, Wessex 5, we where too big and heavy. Very interesting as you are hovering 150ft up. Pilot has no visual reference, and the crew man, is glancing between 15ft below to instantly 150ft below. We had... several attempts ... before we managed to get the keeper off. He was not happy with our efforts... but as he had broken ribs he had no choice but to be flown off.

Thanks for uploading and especially thanks for filming in the first place.

I really love these videos Peter.. Ive spent the last 3 Sunday mornings going through your walk through videos.. I never thought id see inside so many lighthouse.. Wonderful..

wonderful tour. thanks for sharing.

I can vividly remember seeing Bishops Rock 🪨 Lighthouse!!

The Bishop Rock Lighthouse. Thanks for recording it.

Awesome video! It is so sad that no one will ever be able to be a lighthouse keeper here again.

Love it so much Thank you

Fascinating, I really enjoyed the tour. Thanks so much 👍👍👍

Thanks for the tour round Bishop rock Lghthouse,it was very enjoyable, I've always liked lighthouses,they do a great job in keeping ships safe out at sea.

Terrific video, thanks for putting this together.

Fantastic video ! Thanks for making it , must have been amazing during storms

Great footage of this magnificent structure. I'll be forwarding this to my dad who was a keeper back in the late 60's / early 70's. He served on The Bishop as well as the Longships, Wolf and several others. Coincidentally, my 2nd cousin, 3x removed served on the very same rocks but at the start of the 20th century. Thank you for sharing.

Amazing video and yet sad at the same time, I couldn't help feeling as if the automation crew had somehow invaded and taken over this beautiful building, I feel for all the keepers who maybe spend much of their time living in memories now, respect to all of you past and present 👍

Thanks for posting this video, fascinating insight , very enjoyable.

Fascinating, thanks for putting this up.

Interesting. I can imagine it would look very different now. Thanks for filming this.

I had no idea they were that complex, great tour.

Great video. Thanks for uploading it.

Fascinating video. Thanks for sharing.

Stayed in the old light house keepers cottages in sennen cove about the time this was filmed waking up to the views of the lighthouses each morning was an amazing view

Again. A really interesting video. thanks. That last helicopter shot was great.

I saw your comment in *_RAN Sailing_* about your career as a Lighthouse Keeper, and out of curiosity found your interesting Channel. I'm glad you made that comment, so I subscribed for more fascinating walks and views of places far from my home in South East Asia.

Hi Peter, thank you for this brilliant video. The history of Bishop Rock has always fascinated me, I believe that my (4 or 5 times) great grandfather was one of the longest serving keepers on this light. Thank you for showing all the levels, it does give you some insight into just how crampted and claustrophobic these places are. Going up and down those steep, narrow stairs must've been a pain. Also, my father's family lived (and still live) in the house attached to the old light on St Agnes, Isles of Scilly which this replaced. Also, thank you for showing the old museum - I have fond memories of visiting it as a young lad. It is such a shame and we are all the poorer for such places being closed. Hope you're well, and thanks again.

Thanks very much...I really enjoyed your vlog.Been to the Scillies twice now,and always wondered what the BR lighthouse was like..👍🍺

Really fascinating viewing, felt i was there with you, amazing. thankyou

this is a gem

I love the way the fuel tanks were designed to get through the narrow stairwells, that and the 'portapotty' windows version that had to be emptied with great care unless you wanted to go back to your bendy bunk damp and smelly.

Awesome video.. Thank you very much!

Amazing views, thank you for sharing

Just flew out here in Microsoft Flight Simulator as there's a fantastic recreation of the lighthouse and Scilly Isles and St Marys airfield. I got curious and then discovered this video which really brings a lot to my enjoyment in the sim. Cheers!

Hello Peter Hope you are keeping well?. Just to thank you for a marvellous and unique set of videos documenting life before automation. How marvellous you filmed the people and the interiors of these fascinating buildings. The advent of You Tube has allowed many to enjoy your videos and personal insights. I am surprised that the Northern Lights board did not invite you to film the inside of some of their lights.... particularly, Skerryvore. It was good PR for Trinity. I wish you a long and happy retirement. Leo K

Excellent thanks I was raised on Merseyside and visited perch rock lighthouse as a kid and often wondered how that compared with other lighthouses..really informative video bud

This is awesome!

Greetings from NZ Peter & thanks for recording this brilliant video. Most impressed with that magnificent 1st order lense. Must have been hard yakka on watch during early years when it ran a paraffin vapor light ! Your tour reminded me of my visit to the seawashed Rotersand lighthouse in Germany. Most appreciated to view inside Bishop Rock pre automation !

Fascinating thank you!

Thank you for documenting the lifehouse ,it's truly a remarkable history and one that should be preserved. It's sadden that's men no longer take care of it the way that it once did. I'm sure it's more lonely now without the men present. Thank you

Awesome video! I love this !

Really enjoyed this

thx a lot for uploading this!

Great tour Peter 👍

Really awesome work thanks for sharing.I need to get me a light house

“Sea view of course”!

Brilliant, informative video👍

THIS IS MY FAVORITE LIGHTHOUSE SHORT STORY! ...... @

Not just a job gone, clearly a way of life. Very sad, there's something totally endearing about lighthouses.

Beautiful ❤️

Brilliant. Really interesting but also sad that it’s all automated now

I liked your video.Always wanted to now what it was like inside a light house thanks.

Amazing!

I couldn't take the generator noise enough to finish the video. However, praises to all those who put up with that and other things to save others.

Another great film Peter

Great video👍🏻 hope to visit this station during my time as a lighthouse technician.

It's too bad the lighthouses are automated now. I was born 100 years too late. Lol. Love your videos Peter.

I really wanna stay in a lighthouse by myself for as long as possible. Is gladly learn how to run it by myself. Having that time being alone in the middle of the sea. But not on a wobbly boat. Gosh that would be so much fun an a amazing life experience. Dream on I know😅.

That's a awesome job

Wonderful footage ,thank you so much for sharing. What did you do after finishing in such an unusual job? It must of been hard to follow!

Thanks 🙏

Peter, Thank you for posting this fascinating video. I have always been interested in lighthouses and often wondered what it would be like to be a lighthouse keeper. Your video gives me a pretty good idea of what you had to do day to day. How did you keep from getting bored?