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The thatched clock tower at Houghton was erected in 1902 as a memorial to Potto Brown`s son, George.

This view, looking across Lower Close, has changed remarkably little since 1896; it shows how the cathedral dominates its surroundings, towering over the houses of Lower Close.

The Queen's Hotel is just to the right of the clock tower; it was one of the resort's main hotels at this time.

Heysham Tower was built by T J Knowles in about 1837, and it was the home of the Cawthra family.

Hoghton Tower, set on a hill and visible for miles, dates from 1565. King James I beggared the Hoghtons by overstaying on a visit with all his retainers.

Its crossing tower is possibly of the 14th century; it is buttressed by simple moulded half arches at the east end of the nave.

The tower and part of the south aisle are medieval. The rest, much larger in scale as befitted this now prosperous suburb, was started in 1896, and is a convincing essay in Perpendicular Gothic.

This view shows the 13th- century drum towers of the castle and the wet moat, now protected by a rustic fence.

These twin towers with conical roofs flank a gateway that now only leads to a 20th-century housing estate, but it once led to The Towers, which we can see in view H120058.

To the left are the roofs and towers of Westminster Abbey. The riverside members' terraces now have awnings - red and white for the Lords and green and white for the Commons.

We are looking towards the Kitchen Tower, which is situated in the Stone Court. The main entrance to this court was by a gatehouse protected by a portcullis.

Donkeys and ponies stood for hire on each side of the Pullover, which was later to be Tower Esplanade. Note the child's wickerwork saddle hanging on the fence.

A rather choleric lion sits on top of a strangely classical island memorial cum clock tower. The total street scene exudes 1900, with typical shops and corner pub.

Behind and to the right is the turreted tower of the parish church. Built in 1851, it replaced the original church dating from the reign of Richard III.

It was designed by William Eade of Ipswich, who used a variety of 13th-century Early English Gothic features, with a rose window in the gable and squat towers.

The simple but somehow graceful shop fronts have gone, although the buildings remain, including the Old Fire Station of 1873, with its prominent tower.

Angell Town was an estate of 1850s Italianate villas, mostly semi-detached, built on curving roads centred on St John's church, whose 1853 tower is crowned by four pinnacles.

It was known for its pleasure beach, and before the days of the scenic railway visitors could get a bird's eye view of the town from the Revolving Tower (left).

The tall west tower has diagonal buttresses, with buttress shafts and pinnacles in relief. Nave and tower are Perpendicular.

The nave, transepts and the four west choir bays were built between 1093 and 1133; Bishop Hugh Pudsey added the Galilee Chapel at the western end in 1175; the two west towers were built between

A view looking east from the tower towards the head. The large villas, signs of Howth's emerging prosperity as a commuter town to Dublin, are visible on the hillside.

The village of Hampstead Norris nestles in a shallow valley, the buildings dominated by the short broad tower of St Mary's church in the background.

The tall west tower has diagonal buttresses, with buttress shafts and pinnacles in relief. Nave and tower are Perpendicular.

Brechin's famous landmark was the Round Tower, dating from the 10th or 11th century and one of only two examples of round towers in Scotland.