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.
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