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Behind it rises the slim tower of St Michael's Church, a late Victorian construction.

The 15th-century tower of All Saints, the Anchor pub and the elevation of the bridge, which is medieval in origin with 19th-century additions, add up to a classic photograph of the entrance to the village

In the background can be seen the tower of the parish church of St John, built in 1848.

Again, the pinnacled twin western towers of the Minster can be seen in the background.

At the foot of Boley Hill stands the 15th-century College Gate, one of three surviving entrances to the precincts of the Cathedral, whose modest spire (added to the original tower in 1904) rises behind

The splendid Perpendicular tower of All Saints, Youlgreave, is one of the finest in the Peak District, and commands this view down Church Street.

Its tower is a noted land- mark over the city.

Rounded flanking towers can be seen in the photograph, and two lions stand either side of the pointed arch.

Stretching away to the south is the Alde, passing the Martello Tower on its left; it runs adjacent to the shore for a further ten miles, a quite remarkable feat considering that the sometimes violent

Originally there were six postern towers; the one at Fishergate is now the only one that remains unaltered. It once overlooked the King's Fishpool.

In the late 1860s the then Earl hired John Mason Cook, son of pioneer travel agent, Thomas Cook, to promote the gardens at Alton Towers.

In the distance, across the water meadows, the spire-topped tower of St Lawrence's church beckons.

Here we are looking along Church Street towards the 13th-century tower of St Eadburg's Church.

The 15th-century tower has flushwork patterns on the buttresses and parapet. The eastern buttresses are unusual in that they are extensions of the nave west wall.

This friendly, unhygienic mix was replaced in 1927 by the present Council House, in an overpowering, municipal baroque style with a giant portico and towering dome.

Constructed in 1080, its floor plan is half as big again as the White Tower's. It stands above a temple dedicated to Claudius's victory of AD43.

At Thorne the church of St Nicholas has a late 13th-century tower and early 20th-century glass.

It is noted for the many gargoyles that festoon its tower, while inside there is a monument to the First Earl of Ellesmere.

St Bartholomew's dates from the 1200s, and much of the 62ft tower is original. The church has stocks and a charnel house in the graveyard. The name Colne means 'roaring river'.

The wall on the right belongs to the Congregational Church of 1874, demolished apart from the tower for the Hale Leys Shopping Centre in 1980.

The Market Square of Beccles is overlooked by the detached tower of St Michael's church.

The Bandstand (foreground) once stood on the site of today's public bowling green before moving to this site near Smeaton's Tower.

The commanding tower of the village parish church overlooks the quiet South Yorkshire village of Sprotbrough, now divorced from the neighbouring town of Doncaster by the busy A1M motorway.

Broadway Tower is a 65 feet high folly built in the 18th century by the 6th Earl of Coventry. On a clear day, 13 counties can be seen from the Gothic battlements.