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Again, the Tower is conspicuous by its absence in this view of the Palatine Hotel. Built close to both the railway station and beach, it quickly became a successful family hotel.

St Mary's tower was a ruin at this time; it was not until 1960 that it was restored in memory of Mrs Josselyn.

Many other castles of the 18th and 19th centuries are no longer with us; the towered and battlemented Loudon Castle, with its sweeping raised driveway to the front entrance, built in 1811, was gutted in

The road is much changed now, but of considerable interest is the way the road focuses on the distant tower of All Saints, Benhilton, high on its ridge, and nearly a mile to the north.

The parish church of St Peter and St Paul has a 12th-century base, which was subject to the chancel being widened in the 13th century, and the bell tower being added in the 14th century.

This view from the water meadows is a very well known one and relatively little changed, although it would look very different to a late medieval traveller when there were fourteen parish church towers

It consisted of a large motte, on top of which was built a timber tower protected by palisades; the motte divided the Upper and Lower Wards.

The keep was built in 1165-73 by Henry II as a check on the power of Hugh Bigod, Earl of Norfolk and Suffolk, who had castles at Framlingham and Bungay.

The Town Hall, with the clock tower, was built on the Cornhill in 1867.

Begun in 1618 for Sir Thomas Holte, Aston was not completed until 1635.This picture shows the east front; it comprises a main block of seven bays topped by a clock tower and two-stage cupola, and

The tower of St Mary`s parish church peeks above them (centre). Beyond, on the horizon, is the distant shape of Shipton Hill, resembling the hull of an upturned boat (left of centre).

Its roof probably dates from the late 18th century, but the steeper pitch of an earlier medieval roof can be seen in the tower wall behind it.

Positioned cosily under the downs, and with its cluster of thatched and slate-roofed cottages around it, the Perpendicular tower of St Lawrence's Church rises above the surrounding gravestones.

The three lower stages of the bell tower are Norman; the upper stage is 13th-century and the parapet is 15th-century.

Here we have the classic view of the west front, lop-sided in appearance since the north-west (left-hand) transept and tower fell in the late Middle Ages.

Denver Mill is a tall brick tower mill with four patent shuttered sails and a fantail. The brickwork is rendered all over to assist with weather protection.

Here we see the brick tower mill, with a replacement roof in place of a cap, in a stripped-down and derelict condition. The photograph was taken from a nearby watermill site.

On the hill beyond stands a Martello tower and the fortifications of Shorncliffe Camp, whose construction was undertaken under Sir John Moore during the Napoleonic War.

Only the tower remains from the early 14th-century; the remainder was rebuilt using some original materials by Henry Stevens of Derby in 1848, who also restored a number of churches on the west

When this picture was taken, the town hall, with its 225 ft tower and spectacular frontage of giant columns and pilasters, was in desperate need of a good clean to rid it of decades of soot and grime.

Nearby is a large, redbrick building with towers, gables and terracotta panels.

The tower of St John the Baptist's church in Station Road is visible on the left.

Only the tower remains from the early 14th-century; the remainder was rebuilt using some original materials by Henry Stevens of Derby in 1848, who also restored a number of churches on the west

The gatehouse was built in the 13th century, and it is situated next to some of the earliest stone structures in the castle: the Old Tower on the right was built in the 12th century, and a fighting gallery