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Its 18th-century coaching inn is of similar age to the house of Thomas Turner, who built a folly tower nearby and shared with the villagers his pond and lawns, which became the large village green.

Unlike most churches, it has no tower to mark its position, and few people passing through Astwood Bank will even realise it has a church.

The round tower of the parish church can be seen in the distance.

The Baroque-influenced towers add rich emphases to the frontage.

Originally a smock mill, and rebuilt as a tower mill, it fell into disrepair during the Second World War.

The turreted building in the centre of this photograph is Vale Tower, built in the 1830s as Romanoff House, a school run by Thomas Allfree - he had been tutor to the Russian royal family

At the north end of the village is a tall oblong keep set in a neat moat with massive towers at each angle, which was licensed in 1373 for John de la Mare, Sheriff of Somerset.

The tower dates from the 14th century, and the chancel from the 17th. In the graveyard is a Russian cross taken from Sebastopol by Sir C Van Straubenzee.

The spire is of the Congregational (now United Reformed) church, with the Victorian clock tower opposite on the bridge over the Avon.

Initially a defensible tower, it was later given over to civic purposes: a court and a police station were housed here. Until 1974 the council used to meet in the room above the clock.

Initially a defensible tower, it was later given over to civic purposes: a court and a police station were housed here.

This is a typical Nottinghamshire brick tower mill, tall and black-tarred. The photograph shows the mill in full working order.

Its broad tower dominates the city skyline.

It incorporates part of the 15th-century Prior Overton's Tower. Note the ornate, ball-topped entrance gate columns, and the earlier priory remains incorporated into the garden walls.

The church of St Michael underwent alterations in Victorian times, but the tower with its shingled spire dates from the 13th century.

Here we see a typical Broadland brick tower drainage mill. It has four patent sails and a fantail, and drove a turbine pump.

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.

The tower with its clock belongs to the Preston Baptist Church; the Town Hall spire can be seen further up Fishergate.There is an interesting diversity of shops, from a plumber's to the Cocoa

Gnosall's church of St Lawrence is largely 13th century, with some fine Norman details and an impressive central tower.

This view from the banks of the River Great Ouse looks towards the village, with the tower mill in the distance.

This view of the great tower shows the neglect from which the castle had suffered.

The church was originally a plain rectangular building with a tower, but by 1852 galleries were added to provide more seating and an organ was installed.

In all these photographs the tower of St Lawrence's church dominates the town.

The mill stands on Wray Common, a brick tower mill with four patent sails winded by a fantail; it was built in 1824 and ceased work in about 1895.