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It boasts one of the best churches in Dorset, with an 800-year-old porch and a stunning 15th-century tower, built by the local squire Sir Thomas Trenchard.

The Guildhall (left) with its tower was built in 1881, and the Town Hall (right) was added in 1887 in commemoration of Queen Victoria's golden jubilee.

It was during the construction of the Hall that a Roman inscription stone was discovered, commemorating the completion of a signal tower on the site in about AD400.

This tower mill still stands, though it is now a private house and has lost its sails.

This view shows the Clock Tower and a surprisingly empty Market Place.

This view shows the Clock Tower and a surprisingly empty Market Place.

Here we see the black and white cottages of 'Churchside' with their thatched roofs, and the tower of All Saints', dating from the 14th century.

The pinnacled tower of Swanwick's parish church stands four-square at the end of Derby Road.

This medieval flint tower belonged to St Peter's church. However, it now simply serves as the vestibule to the public library.

The lower part of the tower is 13th-century, though it uses salvaged Roman stone. There is some 15th-century stained glass acquired second-hand from Bacton, Herefordshire.

The pinnacle to the right of Victoria Tower has now been restored.

This old tower windmill is on Old Windmill Hill between Blackdown Barracks and Elizabeth Barracks in Deepcut and Pirbright Camps.

The tower of Litlington church can be seen in the distance. The farmhouse is still inhabited and well conserved.

The church of St John Baptist dates back to Norman times, when it consisted of a west tower, nave and chancel.

Looking towards the church tower spire and the south entrance into the baptistry.

The tower has a unique formation: the upper part is built crosswise to the lower. It is said that it is theoretically unstable architecturally, but it has stood for 500 years.

Standing at the cross-roads in the centre of the town is the clock tower, which was erected by public subscription in 1876.

Exeter's spacious cathedral is 13th-century with earlier Norman towers. It suffered dur- ing the Dissolution and again at the hands of Cromwell's men.

This picture shows the remains of the flint tower, which, as can be seen, needed substantial reinforcement with solid blocks of stone.

The coastline bulging out around the Wish Tower affords a vantage point for views north-east along the beach; this view shows the horse-drawn bathing machines on their large wheels plying their trade

In the distance is the square flint tower of the 13th-century St Martin's church.

The small tower at the far end of the church served as a mark for sailors heading for the port: it used to carry a beacon at night.

The town features slightly in his novel 'Two on a Tower', which was written at that time. Hardy was fond of sitting in the Minster with only the organist and his music for company.

This photograph shows a Cessna aircraft as used by the Hampshire Aeroplane Club in front of an early terminal building, with the control tower and a large hangar on the right.