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Apart from this sundial, there is the Owery in the Minster tower, a working astronomical clock made by a Glastonbury monk in c1325.

The six hundred-year-old tower of the church at Stourpaine is the oldest part of the building, for much of the rest is modern.

The highly controversial sale of the site around 1960 resulted in the demolition of the ruins and the construction of the towering Pearl Assurance building in 1967.

This octagonal wooden lantern rises out of the larger stone octagonal tower, both of which were erected at the initiative of Alan of Walsingham, sacrist and later prior, after the original tower fell in

Taken close to Junction station, this photograph shows the North Devon Infirmary, the white building below the church tower.

Known as the Victoria Tower and built between 1894 and 1897 by Sir Thomas Jackson (who was born in Stamford). It has a higher stair turret with parapet.

This superb minster church was founded before 956; the present church was started in 1108 by the Archbishop of York, and the west towers were completed by about 1150.

The church tower in the distance is that of St John's parish church, a fine church of about 1400 with a 92 feet high tower.

The medieval church building was extensively restored in 1876, but the tower is much older. Graffiti on the bells from 1595 include an anchor and shop's mitre.

All Saints' was gradually established between the 13th and 15th century, but was laid in ruins during the Civil War - the Royalists used the tower as lookout over the fields.

Today, the thick coating of ivy on the tower and all the ornamental shrubs and trees are gone, allowing the tower on its mound to be seen in all its glory.

Centre left is the combined police and fire station in Tower Street, referred to earlier. Note the six-storey tower.

It shows the cathedral's twin west towers: the south one was partially rebuilt in the early 13th century after a storm in 1210, and the other was rebuilt in 1900 after being ruinous since collapsing in

The tower stands tall and proud, and it is not difficult to understand why St Margaret's was one of several beacons forming a connection with other churches from London to the coast.

Three children have been enticed by the photographer into providing a human focal point in the foreground of this picture, with the ivy-clad tower of the old medieval parish church of St Mary the Virgin

The building with the round tower (centre) is the Imperial Hotel.

It formed part of the structure above which was built the lantern tower and spire. During a storm in the late 15th century the tower collapsed, causing a great deal of damage.

It was Sir William Keith, Marischal of Scotland, who built a tower house at Dunnottar in the late 14th century, and is said to have been excommunicated for his troubles by the Bishop of St Andrews for

The tower in the foreground is all that remains of the fourth church, which was built in 1530.

The western tower was started later in 1525 with a stone base and, as at nearby Dedham, a vaulted ground floor with processional arches in the north and south sides.

The tower was originally in the centre, but it was moved to the west end in 1845 by T H Wyatt. Pevsner describes the bell tower as having 'a very pretty composition of the bell-openings'.

The 1521 tower was retained and raised, but the additional stonework proved too much for its foundations, and the tower was rebuilt in 1887.

The tower keep had its own moat. Note the ornate machicolations adorning the tops of the gatehouse towers; there were also gun-ports at the base of the walls, obscured by bushes in this photograph.

The Cathedral c1875 Soaring above the surrounding rooftops, the spires of the Cathedral dominate the city in this view taken from the tower of the West Gate.