The dome is replaced on South Shields lighthouse, on the North East coast of England (Image: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire) In images captured at the time, the metal dome can be seen under the high waves ...

This is the area where lighthouses began in America ... This region ranges from the rocky coast of Massachusetts to the barrier islands of the North Carolina coast.

With fresh snow on the ground, The Bodie Island Lighthouse is framed by a thicket of pine trees, and their shadows cast by ...

Whitley Bay's St Mary's Lighthouse has re-opened after undergoing a £900,000 facelift. One of the North East coast's best known landmarks, St Mary's attracts around 70,000 visitors each year.