I’m the UK’s last lighthouse keeper after building Grand Designs-style home from scratch… but it comes with a big catch

DEEP in the suburbs of Greater Manchester stands a 35ft tall lighthouse – and a very eccentric man who built it from scratch. 

Phil “Barnacle” Austin, 83, worked for years as a management consultant before breaking ground on the nautical folly overlooking the Bridgewater Canal 20 years ago.

PP.Phil Austin, 83, built himself a lighthouse 30 miles from the coast[/caption] PP.The 35ft tall folly stands on the banks of the Bridgewater canal in Monton, Greater Manchester[/caption]...