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A close inspection of the brickwork of St Bartholomew's Church reveals the date when the tower was built - 1702. The main body of the church was completed two years later.

The fine tower and spire of St Peter's Church dominated much of central Bournemouth, until unkind planners allowed the construction of too many large buildings nearby.

The tower on Conygar Hill was built in 1775 and gives a grand view across the bay.

A 17th-century packhorse bridge spans the River Yarrow, and beyond the cottages rises the square, battlemented tower of St Michael and All Angels' Church.

Further along the road is the main post office and at the end, distinguished by its clock tower, is the Town Hall, which was built in 1880.

But for its battlements, the tower would hardly clear the roof of St Wilfrid's Church.

We can see the tower of the parish church of St Lawrence, where the minister, William Mompesson, led the sacrifice, in the left background.

However, the chimney to the left of the church is still visible, and the buildings below the tower are still there, though the prominent chimneys are now semi-hidden by the trees.

Inside are a medieval font, an 18th-century candelabra and a case containing pottery bowls found in the mortar of the tower.

The castle was founded in c1200, and the initial design is thought to have comprised two round towers, a square keep and a curtain wall.

The parish church of St Leonard has one of the finest towers in the county; the spire is 162 feet high.

However, lack of funds prevented the college from being finished: at the time of the Bishop's death in 1431, only the gate tower and staircase had been completed.

Inside the Castle, the photographer looks back to the gatehouse, which is basically 14th-century over a Norman archway, although the drum towers on this side are early 19th-century.

In this view we look south-west towards the parish church with its fine green sandstone 15th-century tower.

In 1806 Sandgate was converted into a Martello Tower.

In 1386, Sir Richard was granted a licence to crenellate, and he built the gatehouse flanked by two circular towers which are 65ft high. During the Civil War it was besieged twice.

The folly was constructed using stone from the tower of St Lawrence's church, which used to stand on the site now occupied by Royal William Yard in Stonehouse.

The bustle of what must have been a market day is evident in the thronging crowds around the clock-tower and the busy road.

The church was completed in 1906 by the addition of a tower.

The Academy building (far left) was sliced from its foundations and moved to the empty plot where the Tower Restaurant stood.

The tower, now rendered, was added in the Victorian period, and rather spoils the view.

The tower was built by Bishop Lacy in 1450 with stone quarried from a hillside nearby, and only then did the church receive its present dedication to St Peter - previously it had been dedicated

The signpost makes a central focal point on the flat-topped ridge looking towards the solid tower of Cane Hill Hospital on the skyline.

There is also a branch of Lloyds Bank, a sign advertising WH Smith circulating library and the impressive clock tower.