In the modern age of electricity, it’s hard to imagine what life was like before automatic lights, light switches and the ability to move around in your house with no issues even when it is dark. One job that was previously a common one to help people find their way around outside was the job of the lamplighter. These individuals would go round lighting lamps at dusk, keep them maintained and then extinguish them again in the morning. These might be candles or oil-burning lamps, before being replaced by gas. Electricity ultimately became the means by which streetlights were lit, with automation finally putting lamplighters out of a job.