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The bell cage was erected in the early 16th century, probably as a temporary measure while the tower was rebuilt. The cage is not unique, but the method of ringing is.

The façades appear historic and full of detailed interest whilst the clock tower adds a touch of distinction. The chapel turret vies with the tall chimney of the Big Schoolroom.

The wooden fortifications at Allington were soon replaced with stone; it is thought that the work was carried out by Gundulf, the Conqueror's master builder, who was also responsible for the Tower of London

Dedicated to St Mary and St Stephen, the parish church was rebuilt in the late 1840s; all that is left of an earlier 12th-century structure is the lower part of the west tower.

The clock tower dates from 1679. The coat of arms of Watton is a hare and a barrel: they can be seen above the clock and again on the weather vane.

At the divide, under the clock tower, the left-hand fork heads for Pinner village, while the right-hand one will cut through the mediaeval deer park at Pinner Park to Hatch End.

Very much an architectural relic of a former age, including its clock tower, the bus station looks very similar today, except that the high-level balcony on the left has gone.

The tower can be accessed, and it gives a wide view of Southampton Water. Behind the hospital ran the railway, and some rails remain.

A rucksack-clad rambler (left) admires Abbot Huby's magnificent north tower at Fountains Abbey, in the valley of the River Skell near Ripon.

St Andrew's was built in the 13th century, and the tower was added late in the 1500s by Bishop Braybrook.

Porlock's church, dedicated to the 6th-century Welsh Celtic saint Dubricius, has a 13th-century tower with a later shingled spire which is curiously truncated.

Archetypal 1930s development swishes around the foot of Harrow on the Hill, with its gasworks tower always visible from the village and on the approach to Northolt Aerodrome.

10th-century Anglo-Saxon church tower at Earls Barton.

In 1879 this beautiful bridge of three airy spans, topped with decorative towers, was made free for public access.

Great Crosby Mill, Liverpool is a tall brick tower mill with a domed cap. It had four common cloth sails and a fantail.

Over the thatched roofs rises the dark green tower of St Andrew's Church.

The Butter Market was demolished in 1919, and the clock with its quarterjacks was transferred to the Guildhall tower.

The Butter Market was demolished in 1919, and the clock with its quarterjacks was transferred to the Guildhall tower.

The Butter Market was demolished in 1919, and the clock with its quarterjacks was transferred to the Guildhall tower.

This wonderful range of 17th-century thatched timber-framed cottages sweeps down the Tring Road towards the clock tower.

Seventy-five years ago, Overton's church tower was flat; nowadays its spire looks out over the River Test which rises close by.

The fine 103ft tower has a peal of eight bells.

The church tower continues to dominate this scene, but the village has grown a lot in the last century, with new schools, new housing and a new surgery.

The tower has a fine spire divided by two decorative bands above the spire lights. The chancel was rebuilt in c1800 in yellow brick. Children walk across the green.