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St Nicholas's Church (left) has a 90ft-high tower and turret with a cupola.

The Bell occupies a pleasant site, almost semi-rural in character, tucked away on Old Church Road, with the sandstone tower of St Peter's as a backdrop, and Victorian houses nearby.

The imposing building with the portico entrance is the Blue Anchor and, behind, rises the tower of Holy Trinity.

On the right, surmounted by a balustrade and square clock tower is the town hall and market. Built in 1755, it replaced two previous halls on the same site, both of which had succumbed to fire.

The road from Thorpe passes under this stately tower: it is 120ft high, and commands a wonderful view over the surrounding area.

The original gate was probably a duplicate of the Norman tower. It was destroyed during the riot of 1327 and rebuilt in the Decorated style.

The brick tower mill was built in c1820 to replace an earlier mill. It was damaged by storms in 1948 and repaired in 1950, when a gallery was added to the cap.

All Saints' church, seen in the background, has a west tower of red brick dating from Tudor times. Sir William Capel, a Lord Mayor of London, had this erected in 1510.

Its strong tower is 12th-century, and was used to shelter villagers when the Scots raided Lancashire. Brennand's Endowed School, built in 1717, stands next to the church.

The Early English east end was begun in 1220, and the magnificent Perpendicular west front, with its richly pinnacled towers, was completed in 1420.

It is easy to see here how the Bell Tower dominates the neighbourhood - it was originally designed partly as a landmark to attract and guide the faithful across the Vale of Evesham.

In 1800 the tower collapsed and was rebuilt. Since this c1950 picture, the tree in front of the church has grown to almost obscure it.

The signpost makes a central focal point on the flat-topped ridge looking towards the solid tower of Cane Hill Hospital on the skyline.

The earliest part of the church - the chancel - dates from c1320, the nave and tower from a few decades later.

Now the name is used by a new tower block which stands on the site.A horse-drawn carriage can be seen close to the shelter, the only form of transport in sight.

The relatively more recent tubular steel railway bridge, built by Robert Stephenson in 1850, with stone towers sympathetic to the castle's appearance, is a modern reminder of the continuing

Unfortunately, in February 1930 the church was destroyed by fire, and only the west tower and the vestry survived.

Situated just behind the clock tower, the bus station was opened in 1960 on a site that had previously been occupied by houses for railway workers.

In the distance on the extreme right we can just see the 16th-century tower of the parish church of St Bartholomew.

Perched on the tower parapet of the church is a bell-cote, which houses its Sanctus bell. The timber-framed, part jettied house on the right is one of a row of three.

The 16th-century tower of the church of St Nicholas and St Teilo rises above the rooftops of leafy Penally. The tree line follows the line of the Tenby Pembroke railway track.

The large cupola adorns the Co-operative building and beyond, the clock tower identifies the Town Hall.

It was largely demolished in the late 1970s apart from the clock tower.

To the left are Abbey House, the Cathedral, the Norman tower and St Mary's.