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The needle-thin 15th-century spire of St Mary's parish church at Hemingborough seems disproportionate to its low, 13th-century central tower.

The beautiful 15th-century tower of the church of St Mary the Virgin, beyond, is of the Somerset type, and stands over a hundred feet high.

The squat tower of St Andrew's Church can be seen above the old Methodist chapel (centre).

The 285ft high spire of St Mary Redcliffe towers above the city docks.

As well as a theatre, there was a library of rare Shakespearean books, and the view from the tower was highly recommended.

The church tower is 96 feet high, with large windows, battlements, and lions instead of corner pinnacles.

The magnificent 15th-century church tower dominates the Mildenhall skyline.

The even older tower is 13th-century. This impressive photograph highlights the contrast between Oxford's distinguished architectural styles and the modern cars and fashions of the 1920s.

Its tower dates from the 1760s; the bulk of the remainder was rebuilt in the 1860s, although there is medieval work inside, including the nave arcade.

In July 1901 it caught fire; the tower collapsed, but it was quickly rebuilt. It caught fire again in November 1935, but the 200ft clock tower was again rebuilt.

This must have been a huge operation, considering that there were one and a quarter miles of walls, seven gates and 29 towers.

The church of St Laurence dates from the 14th century; its tower was rebuilt in the 1730s.

The tower was rebuilt in 1635 and a modern Lady Chapel was added in 1920; its roof is lined with heraldic shields.

The clock tower dominates the main street of the West Cumberland town.

In this view we see the shape of the original tower of the church, which was damaged by fire in 1902 and rebuilt by the Marquis of Zetland.

This photograph shows the house with its two towers. The stable block is linked to the house by an archway (right).

The Ypres Tower of c1250 was sold in 1430 to John de Ypres as a house. This is inexplicable, bearing in mind the French raid of 1377. A prison from 1518 to 1865, it is now a museum.

The clock tower dominates the main street of the West Cumberland town.

ruined gatehouse of Llandaff Castle was probably built in the early 14th century, though it was remodelled a couple of hundred years later when mullion and transomed windows were installed in its western tower

Low Petergate is one of the many narrow side-streets which lead up towards the towers of York Minster, seen in the centre background.

In the middle distance is the Jubilee Clock Tower, built to commemorate the long reign of Queen Victoria. The ladies are carrying parasols to protect their complexions from the heat of the sun.

On the extreme left in this photograph the pinnacles of the church's 120-foot Perpendicular central tower can be seen rising above the buildings.

Like the castle, the church was also a casualty of battle; Cromwell's men apparently used it as a gun emplacement, causing serious damage to the nave and tower.

The old water tower forms an interesting backdrop to a pleasure steamer heading upstream. From the 1880s to the 1930s, taking a steamer trip from Worcester was an enormously popular pastime.