Freak lightning bolt strikes 14th-century lighthouse

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Telegraph.co.uk, 9/10/13, Alice Phillipson

Jason Twist's photo of a bolt of lightning striking the ancient chapel lighthouse in Ilfracombe, Devon

Jason Twist's photo of a bolt of lightning striking the ancient chapel lighthouse in Ilfracombe, Devo

 

The fork of light lit up the night sky as it hit the spire of St Nicholas Chapel in Ilfracombe, Devon.

The dome of the grade I-listed building suffered three shattered glass panels and its electrics were frazzled by the surging charge on Friday night.

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