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Caption For Yeovil, Princes Street 1900

At the junction with the High Street in the distance there is now a Millennium clock tower in Ham stone.

Caption For Nunney, The Castle C1960

At the north end of the village is a tall oblong keep set in a neat moat with massive towers at each angle, which was licensed in 1373 for John de la Mare, Sheriff of Somerset.

Caption For Manorbier, Castle 1890

The earliest remains in stone are a hall and a small tower, both of which date from the 12th century.

Caption For Bisham, Abbey And Church 1890

The tower is the chief glory of the chalkstone church, dating from about 1170.

Caption For Maidenhead, Technical School And New Drill Hall 1903

It was designed in Domestic Revival style by local architect E J Shrewsbury, who also designed the Clock Tower, St Paul's Church and many other local buildings. Beyond is the Drill Hall.

Caption For Eckington, The Memorial C1965

Further restoration works were carried out in 1907 (the chancel) and on the bells and tower in 1914.

Caption For Boston, The Docks 1893

Beyond is the medieval tower of Skirbeck church, the centre of the village in whose parish medieval Boston was planted: indeed the mighty St Botolph's church was a mere chapel of ease to Skirbeck until

Caption For Letchworth Garden City, St Mary's Church 1924

It is only 60ft long, and consists of a nave and a lower chancel. There is no tower, just a small bell turret which was added around 1500.

Caption For Burnley, St Peter's Church, South West 1895

A flag flies from what is a wonderful vantage point, and the tower itself reminds us that St Peter's has a very good peal of bells.

Caption For Crossmichael, The Village C1960

The church is believed to have been built in 1547, and the attractive round bell tower was added in 1611.

Caption For Loughborough, Baxter Gate C1950

This dependence on the wool trade is recalled in the coats of arms above the door of All Saints' tower.

Caption For Thetford, St Cuthbert's Church 1921

St Cuthbert's is a medieval church that was entirely rebuilt after its tower fell in 1851.

Caption For Manchester, The Royal Jubilee Exhibition, The Royal Entrance 1887

The church tower is actually a replica of Manchester Cathedral; this was the centrepiece of an 'Old Manchester' exhibition, where a medieval Manchester was recreated.

Caption For Ripon, The Cathedral 1895

The cathedral looks massive, but is in fact relatively small; the central and two western towers are of no great height. The original church built by St Wilfred was destroyed in 950 AD.

Caption For Blaenavon, C1955

The church with the central rose window and tower (left) is the Park Street Methodist church, built in 1885–86.

Caption For Prestbury, High Street 1896

The tower of St Peter's church can just be seen above the roofs on the right-hand side of the picture.

Caption For Horning, A Wherry On The Broads 1902

The church tower in the distance is St Benedict's.

Caption For South Ockendon, The Windmill C1955

A smockmill with a weatherboarded tower, boat shaped cap and octagonal brick base, and powered by four patent shuttered sails and winded by a fantail, it was built beside a millpond; a waterwheel was added

Caption For Lyme Regis, Coram Court Guest House 1930

Coram Court, named for the Lyme-born philanthropist Sir Thomas Coram, who founded the Hospital for Foundlings in Brunswick Square, stands beside Coram Tower (to the right).

Caption For Eling, St Mary's Church C1955

The chancel arch is a striking feature of the church, as is the 15th-century tower.

Caption For Grantham, Bee Hive Inn 1893

The name sign 'East Street' has been reused on a 1960s replacement for the buildings on the right, while beyond the Gothic-style school soars the 280 feet tower and spire of St Wulfram's.

Caption For Skegness, Lumley Road 1899

Here we look westward from the Clock Tower, a view taken before glass-roofed arcades were added to the buildings on the right when they became shops.

Caption For Skegness, Lumley Road 1899

charmingly rustic stone lion at the left has been replaced by a corner turret and all the buildings are now shops, many of which have been rebuilt, but the view is still terminated by the Jubilee Clock Tower

Caption For Lincoln, High Street C1950

The 11th-century tower of St Mary le Wigford church peers out amid the later commercial architecture.