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Caption For Herstmonceux, The Church C1950

Its square tower with an oak-shingled spire is of about 1190.

Caption For Asfordby, All Saints' Church And The Rectory C1955

The building is impressive: tower and crocketed spire is 15th-century, while the body is of the 14th century.

Caption For Woodhouse Eaves, Main Street C1955

Its solid clasping buttressed and battlemented tower rises in four stages. The building was restored in 1877 by the architect J Reynolds Rowe.

Caption For Hitchin, Market Place C1965

The tower and spire of St Mary's Church rises above the rich assortment of architectural styles, which range from the 15th to the 20th centuries, with several of the buildings having recently been

Caption For Downham, The Village 1921

This rather posed picture shows the lower part of the village. The two men, one holding the horse and one with his dog, are everything a photographer could want in a village scene.

Caption For Manchester, Piccadilly 1895

The dome of the Infirmary is on the left, and Lewis's tower is in the centre.

Caption For Burnley, St Peter's Church 1895

To the right of the tower stands St Peter's Church School, Burnley's oldest school.

Caption For Manorbier, Castle And Village 1890

The last military occupancy was during the First World War, when some of the tower rooms were billets for soldiers.

Caption For Bury St Edmunds, Crown Street 1929

This view is taken from the Norman Tower looking south. Beyond Westgate Street lies woodland and countryside, including Hardwick Heath.

Caption For Lancaster, Castle Warden, John O'gaunt's Chair 1927

There is also a small refuge room in the tower with a Saxon doorway and remnants from previous churches.

Caption For Lancaster, Parish Church, King's Own Memorial Chapel 1927

There is also a small refuge room in the tower with a Saxon doorway and remnants from previous churches.

Caption For Kingston Upon Thames, Parish Church Interior 1893

In the tower are twelve bells and an 18th-century carillon. The great west window is 19th-century, and the magnificent Frobenius organ was installed in 1988.

Caption For Standon, High Street C1955

The parish church of St Mary at Standon has a three-stage detached tower - one of the few in England.

Caption For Skegness, The Clock Tower C1955

The clock tower was built to celebrate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1898. It now has a much larger traffic island around it, and during the holiday season it is a very busy place indeed.

Caption For Eastham, Stanley Lane C1965

The unusual war memorial and cross are on the left, and the massively-buttressed tower of the parish church dominates the skyline.

Caption For Holt, The Methodist Free Church And Milestone 1896

Its elaborate tower does not contain bells or anything else, apart from splendid accommodation for the local pigeons.

Caption For Seaton, The Church C1955

Externally, the 13th-century tower and broach spire are of extremely high quality.

Caption For Epsom, High Street 1902

This view of the western end of the High Street, seen from the forecourt of the Spread Eagle, is dominated by the clock tower built by Butler and Hedge in 1847-48, which commemorates the passing of the

Caption For Downham, The Church 1921

The church of St Leonard has a tower of 15th-century origin, but there has been a church on this site since the 13th century.

Caption For Richmond, Market Place 1893

Some of those coming into the town may have had their hair cut by Charles Todd, the hairdresser whose premises can be seen at the extreme right of the building to the right of Trinity Tower.

Caption For Manchester, Exhibition From Talbot Road 1887

The designers and builders of the exhibition were Maxwell & Tuke, who went on to design Blackpool Tower. Admission was one shilling (5p), except on a Friday, when admission was 2s 6d.

Caption For Liverpool, The Overhead Railway 1895

The very distinctive square Tower Building was once the town house of the Stanley family and Lord Derby.

Caption For Berkhamsted, High Street C1955

Peter's Church, whose solid tower is visible peeking out from behind the building bearing a painted advertisement for the now defunct Home & Colonial store.

Caption For Cawston, High Street C1965

The fine church has a 120ft-high tower; it is famous for its hammer-beam roof and fine rood-screen.