The St. Agnes lighthouse with scaffolding around the top deck, awaiting repairs. Photo courtesy of John Peacock / St. Agnes Boating.
Builders working on St. Agnes lighthouse have been braving strong winds and dangerous heights for the past few days in order to achieve vital repairs as well as one, more cosmetic repair.
The weather vane on top of St. Agnes lighthouse has been stuck to North for the past decade. Visitors to the Islands have commented on this meteorological anomaly for many years now, so much so that Trinity House, the body responsible for the upkeep of such lighthouses have decided to set the records straight and free it up.
The weather vane on St. Agnes lighthouse is large and painted green, it would originally have been used by locals before setting out on a trip. These days it will prove more use to tourists though, as well as bird watches waiting to see which winds will bring off-course birds to the Islands. Some locals will still use it as reference though when they are about to set of on a sail.
Within days of these repairs, the wind direction finder was put to the test with a westerly gale.