No. 14  ·  The Coast Issue  ·  Autumn 2026

Feature 03  ·  Lighthouses

The lamp
keeps its
own hours

“Nobody needs me up there. I climb because the light should have a witness.”

Carrow Head light has run on a timer since 1991. Ruth Aske still climbs its hundred and nine steps every evening, just to watch it turn.

Words Maren Tolle  /  Photographs Ilse Brandt

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