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The name Maidenhead means "the maidens' landing place"; this photograph depicts King Street and the town's splendid clock tower.

Hoghton Tower, set on a hill and visible for miles, dates from 1565. King James I beggared the Hoghtons by overstaying on a visit with all his retainers.

The Queen's Hotel is just to the right of the clock tower; it was one of the resort's main hotels at this time.

Heysham Tower was built by T J Knowles in about 1837, and it was the home of the Cawthra family.

St Augustine's church is of the Early English period, with a later Perpendicular embattled tower with pinnacles. It was restored in 1860.

The church consisted of a nave, chancel and aisles, with a square embattled tower having pinnacles at the angles.

Built on the site of a failed attempt to erect a structure to rival the Eiffel Tower, this building, apart from its twin pepper-pot towers, cannot be said to be a thing of great beauty.

The huge tower of Skelton parish church dominates the skyline in the Skelton

Heysham Tower was built by T J Knowles in about 1837, and it was the home of the Cawthra family.

The small section with the bell tower is the only remaining part of the old Freeston High School; it was built in 1592 with an endowment from John Freeston, who lived at Altofts Hall.

This view is looking from Peveril Point to the Clock Tower (centre), showing its original spire, which was replaced by a cupola in 1904 after fundamentalist Christian protests that spires only

It has not got the towering Gothic grandeur of some of Lancashire's other town halls, but it does have a certain splendour. It was built at a cost of £29,428 16s 3d.

An excellent view of Saltburn parish church with its distinctive tower, something of a landmark in Saltburn.

An interesting view of Loftus, again showing the towers of the Catholic church and the town hall.

The tower at Edge Hill was built in 1750 to commemorate the battle. The mock-Gothic edifice was later used as an inn.

It was built in 1826 in the rare Greek-revival style, with a circular bell tower above the pedimented Doric portico.

This rather ponderous Victorian Gothic building, designed by Raphael Brandon (1817-77), is faced in ironstone, with a heavy spire and tower.

Horse-drawn vehicles ply the High Street on a summer morning; a sign on the clock tower directs visitors to the sea-water baths and the pier. Note the poster for Rose's lime juice, right.

This close-up of the seafront shows the Imperial Hotel, while in the distance is the restored parish church, with a Jacobean tower, dating from 1641.

All Saints', with its somewhat minimalist battlemented tower, is a c1820 rebuild by Samuel Hewlett of an early 18th-century church. All underwent restoration in 1907.

This impressive clock tower was erected in the Square in 1887 to commemorate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. It cost the parishioners of Warboys £200.

This view, looking across Lower Close, has changed remarkably little since 1896; it shows how the cathedral dominates its surroundings, towering over the houses of Lower Close.

The church has a modernised tower and a shingled broach spire.

A picturesque vista of Holt Hall, with its towering chimneys and many gables, cradled in magnificent parkland with shady trees.