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The motte was surrounded by a ditch, but this came within the castle perimeter when the gate tower was built, so a second ditch was excavated.

Only the tower of the old church remains - it dates back to c1500. That too was built from Waddington Fell stone.

The church tower looks Norman, but the main doorway is 13th-century. Oliver Cromwell stabled horses and troops in the church after the Battle of Preston in 1648.

This was built by R Hesketh in 1867; it was remodelled by J L Pearson during the years 1889-95, when it acquired its tower and spire.

The two towers of Howley Power Station had dominated the landscape since the extensions of 1946, but the site had supplied Warrington's electricity since 1900.

The church tower has Saxon quoins and Norman windows, with a rare west porch and Lady Chapel.

Late 13th-century work includes the gatehouse to the inner ward and the chapel tower; the barbican and outer ward are later. The castle was slighted by Yorkists during the Wars of The Roses.

This is a five-storey L-plan tower-house built by the Earl of Mar in 1628. It was here in August 1714 that a so-called hunt was assembled by John Erskine, sixth Earl of Mar.

As one of four major thoroughfares leading to the Town Centre, and formerly called Tower Hill, Manchester Street's importance was typified by the presence of many privately-owned shops and businesses and

The 15th-century local granite and limestone church tower of St Peter and St Paul shows above the low rise houses which bound The Green; it was heavily 'restored' in 1872 by F W Ordish.

This five-storey, L-plan tower-house was built by the Earl of Mar in 1628. It was here in August 1714 that a so-called hunt was assembled by John Erskine, sixth Earl of Mar.

The former offices of Eastern Gas have already undergone a dramatic change: Tower Point is now 11 floors of one- to four- bedroom flats in the main area and a fitness centre at the south end.

The tower is modelled on Angouleme Cathedral. The builder, Joseph Aloysius Hansom, had earlier in 1836 patented the new safety cab bearing his name.

Looming over the town is the tower of the town hall, clearly more than a little influenced in its design by its more prestigious neighbour at Leeds.

Kingsbury Square is the market place for the oldest part of the town; this grew up around the church, whose tower can be seen beyond the roofs.

Beyond is now 'Fred's Folly', the 1960s County Council office tower block, a landmark for miles around.

Behind is a tall stone-built water tower of 1914.

This 15th-century church built of squared ragstone blocks has a tower 75 feet high standing amid a number of chestnut trees.

Here we see the heart of what many claim is Kent's prettiest village: the tower of its 15th-century flintstone church of St Mary's looks down on this spacious square lined with half-timbered Tudor and

Above the trees is the water tower, disguised as the House in the Clouds. The 65-acre Meare was the first stage of the development. The houses on the left were built between 1911 and 1918.

The church is at the end of a lane off the main street; its 14th-century tower is largely untouched, but the rest was refaced in the 1860s.

The ten bells in the tower are often tolled.

In front of the church is a three-storey tower which forms a part of the Old Hall.

The medieval tower is the oldest part of the church now, but the churchyard is a haven of green in the town centre.