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The Wilts & Dorset Bank building is in the distant centre, towering over the roof of the parish church at the far end.

The tower displaying the college arms was designed by Hawksmoor. The Radcliffe Camera is one of the reading rooms for the Bodleian Library, its dome an outstanding landmark on the city's skyline.

The balustraded tower of St Thomas' church provides a nice focal point here. Originally built in 1750, it was so badly damaged by fire in 1902 that it had to be rebuilt.

The castle was founded in c1200, and the initial design is thought to have comprised two round towers, a square keep and a curtain wall.

The pinnacled tower of Oakley church has a sturdy staircase turret, a fine Tudor doorway, and a memorial window to William Warham, a local boy, reputedly born at nearby Malshanger House, who

The church is still in service and stands in the park, although the nave and tower have been ruinous since the 1600s.

The lower part of this strange structure is Roman; it was the west corner of the Roman fort. The upper part is 14th-century. Inside, there is a small ruined tower.

The public house on the right is the White Horse; the statue of a horse can be seen rearing above the Tower Ales sign. Towards the bar old stonework still remains, with a sign for Pullman's Coaches.

Though the west tower with its distinctive recessed spire is said to contain masonry older than Roche Abbey, the rest of St Bartholomew's dates from 1859, when it was rebuilt to a design by P Boyce.

Frith's photographer could not resist one of the most photographed views along the Thames: Windsor Castle on its cliff-top towering above the town and river.

The medieval Carfax Tower belongs to St Martin's Church, the rest of which was demolished in 1896. Boffin's was replaced in 1931 by a Martin's Bank, now the Abbey National.

This view in Anthony Salvin's towering Great Hall was taken just before the last Earl Manvers, the sixth earl, died in 1955.

This picture gives some indication of its style, with its tower and spire almost totally separated from the main body of the church.

A vestry was added in 1878, the tower, spire and three bells in 1891, and the clock two years later. The first vicar was the Rev Henry Floud.

Completed in 1789, All Saints' survived in its original form for less than sixty years before it was remodelled and the west tower added.

This is a delightful view of the 15th-century church, which has a plain tower without pinnacles. The cottages have small gardens, walled enclosures, sheds and washing lines.

The granite tower has a small niche below the window on the second stage.

It was then that Roger Bigod III built the town wall, which was some 1200 yds in length and had a number of semi-circular towers.

This view is from the church tower. The gate in the wall opposite the church gate was not there in the 1927 photograph.

A close inspection of the brickwork of St Bartholomew's Church reveals the date when the tower was built - 1702. The main body of the church was completed two years later.

The fine tower and spire of St Peter's Church dominated much of central Bournemouth, until unkind planners allowed the construction of too many large buildings nearby.

The tower on Conygar Hill was built in 1775 and gives a grand view across the bay.

A 17th-century packhorse bridge spans the River Yarrow, and beyond the cottages rises the square, battlemented tower of St Michael and All Angels' Church.

Further along the road is the main post office and at the end, distinguished by its clock tower, is the Town Hall, which was built in 1880.