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The present church of St John's occupies the nave of the former priory; the choir and chancel were destroyed in 1470 when the central tower collapsed.

A wave of hostility met Butterfield's plans for the new church tower. This was an emotive issue, with the original long having been a landmark for locals and ships' pilots alike.

The church of St John The Baptist, whose tower dominates the rising High Street, appears to date from the 13th century.

The tower windmill was built in 1831. Note theThe Norman Gate was built by Abbot Anselm in the first half of the 12th century, providing an entrance gate to the impressive abbey church.

An old watch tower used to stand on the site of the Clock Tower of 1854, close to a large pond, which was infilled when the tower was built.

As well as its more ancient parts, Chester has the distinction of being the only cathedral since the 15th century to have a detached bell tower built.

The projecting tower beyond the old cannon is St Thomas's Tower of the 1270s, which protected the river entrance, the famous Traitor's Gate.

The origin of St John's tower is not entirely clear.

The Bishops' Palace building was almost certainly attached to the inside of the curtilage wall; the bishops' tower has long been named by locals 'Coverdale's Tower'.

This classic view of the castle contrasts the delicacy of the chapel, with its triple Gothic windows and pinnacled octagonal towers, with the somewhat more robust Windsor-like tower to its left.

The Franciscans came to Richmond in 1258, and built a small church befitting their commitment to poverty, but this elegant belfry tower was slotted into the crossing of the church between the nave, choir

This view looks across the city, past Cow Tower. The great cathedral spire dominates the view, with the square block of the castle on the left and St Peter Mancroft's tower in between.

The world-famous Tower is nearing completion, but work still continues on the central staircase.

Before the factory came, there was nothing here but farmland, moorland and Fenton Cawthorne's tower.

In the centre is the square gate tower with its arched water gate. Boats could enter the castle through the water gate, as there was a small quay to the rear of the tower.

The curtain of trees to the right of the church is almost as high as the tower. The church is large, and includes three Norman doorways and a sweeping horseshoe arch.

It is described in the Department of the Environment List of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: 'Large round tower and lower square tower flanking gateway with machicolated crenellated parapets

Despite carrying the title of Ypres Castle in 1912, this structure was called the Badding Tower when it was built in the 13th century, and was a place of refuge during French raids on the town.

The pinnacled central tower of the cathedral dominates the Gloucester skyline. Built of Painswick stone, the 225 ft high tower was completed in 1450.

The Round Tower can be seen beyond the Henry VIII Gate. The original tower was probably the first part of the castle to be built of stone, though its internal buildings were still wooden.

Belsay, to the north west of Newcastle, is a 14th-century Northumbrian three-storey tower with a large room on each floor; there are other rooms off the projections.

The tower of St Bartholomew's church dominates this view of Orford. The upper part of the tower collapsed in 1830, and it was not until the early 1960s that reconstruction began, ending in 1971.

The corners of the squat tower of St Mary's are adorned with ornate buttresses. The lower part of the tower is medieval; the upper part was rebuilt after it collapsed in 1608.

This chapel is sited just above the abbey ruins, which we can just see in the centre of the picture beyond and below the church tower. The tower has since been removed.