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Lincolnshire possesses very many Anglo-Saxon church towers, and St Peter's is one of England's best.

In the background we can see the tower and spire of the 12th- and 14th-century parish church of St Peter and St Paul, which has interior wall-paintings dating from the 15th century.

The surviving west tower is where Jane Shore, mistress of Edward IV, came after his death.

The statue of Thomas Gainsborough, the artist, was erected in front of the tower in 1913. On the left is the Bank of 1903, with columns between the windows and circular fanlights.

The Great Tower, dating from the 15th century, has seen many different tenants, including, briefly, a post office!

The strong tower appeared in 1450. Within is a piscina, part of the original 12th-century building, and the font was probably presented by the Bradley family.

This is Bishop Cosin's impressive Black Staircase; it stands in the angled tower between the Great Hall and the 12th- century building of Bishop Pudsey.

The tower is 101 feet high, and was built c1454-79.

The first large property on the left is The Towers, and in front of it is the path leading down to the harbour and Jackson's Bay.

Its architectural focus is the domed Market Hall and St Mary's Church with its tall spire emerging from a somewhat squat tower.

Most of the present church dates from the 19th century, although the tower was built in 1640. There is a memorial inside to Admiral George Anson, who is buried here.

At the time this photograph was taken it cost 2d to go up the tower. The Beauchamp Chapel was built as directed in the will of Richard Beauchamp, fourteenth Earl of Warwick.

The 1897 Diamond Jubilee clock tower survives outside The Vale pub.

Note the mock-up of the cathedral tower.

Construction of St Andrew's started in 1370 and the tower was built by Thomas Yogge in 1481.

The pinnacled tower and pyramid roof of St Petrock's church is seen through the trees, and the village mill and its waterwheel are on the left.

Note the high telephone pole behind the building, and the recently built tower of St Martin's church in the distance.

Two prams represent the only traffic in St Austell's attractive shopping street in this scene, which is dominated by the richly carved tower of Holy Trinity church.

The garlands from the formal opening are still evident in this view, in which visitors admire the pristine stone and brick of the Clock Tower.

The church, except for the tower and chancel, was rebuilt by William Layer in c1424-45. The south porch was removed for road widening in 1831, and is now a folly at Nowton Park.

This aerial view of the South Yorkshire town of Barnsley centres on the imposing white stone Town Hall with its monolithic central clock tower.

grander affair, the hotel opened in the 1870s; it adopted a fashionable French architectural style, marked by a complex roof line with ornate dormer windows in a steep mansarded roof, and pavilion-roofed towers

Concealed from view behind the shops on the left is the landmark Perpendicular tower of the church.

The imposing tower of this fine building held a car- illon of twelve bells which played a different tune for each day of the week.