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The tower with its wooden spire containing five bells was restored in 1862.

Over the years it has been a toll-gate, prison, guildhall and museum.The original Norman arch dates back to about 1175, and the tower was added a century later.The upper floor used to be the guildhall

This large and imposing building complete with clock tower, built in something of a Victorian neo-Gothic style, was home to the Town Council and associated bodies.

A selection of buses and the odd tram occupy one of the four gates that surround the clock tower.

It has an irregular plan, with the council chamber on the left, the corn exchange behind and the town hall above, with a central clock tower and a carriage archway leading to the

Along the way it was abandoned in the dissolution of 1539, the tower collapsed in 1690 and there was a major fire here in 1906. This is now a lost view because of the tree growth in the park.

Here we look down East Street towards the Market Hall; Silver Street is beyond, and the church tower can be glimpsed to the right.

To the left is the tower of St Mary Magdalene.

To the left is the tower of St Mary Magdalene.

Swithun, a Bishop of Winchester from 852 to 862, this imposing structure, dating from the 1790s, stands on the site of an earlier church that had been reduced to ruins by the collapse of its tower

Cartmel Priory has been a tourist attraction for a long time, partly because of its belfry, which is constructed diagonally across the tower below.

The church of St Margaret was rebuilt in 1852 and has a tower dating from 1507, which is just visible through the trees. The Pigeon House is a medieval yeoman's house.

The tower is almost hiding behind the body of the church. The embattled south porch has two upper floors for priest's chambers.

On the west side, between the figures and the church tower, is the establishment of draper and milliner Ernest Benjamin Hobbs.

This type of mill predates tower and smock mills, utilizing the simple principal of following the wind by revolving the body of the building round a fixed central post.

It was given a more ornate entrance building in the 1860s, including the tower.

Sharington's Tower (right) was the strong room for valuables, and its ornamented balustrade is noteworthy.

The church with the tower is St John's. Stamford is classed as the best stone-built town in England.

The church tower was built during the 14th century, but the nave was completely rebuilt during the 18th century; it is more like a chapel interior, with a big open space lit by large windows.

Note also the sign for the Castle Hotel just visible to the right of the castle tower. The hotel has since been demolished.

The twin towers have been an inspiring sporting symbol since the stadium was built in 1923 as part of the British Empire Exhibition.

The Clock Tower pub on the extreme left is now called Broadways, while next door to it A W Luff is now a post office and convenience store.

Built of local brick with wide stone viewing balconies, it is modelled on the bell-tower of St Marks Square in Venice, and it took fourteen years to build.The River Darwen (a Celtic name) is only 15

As well as a theatre, there was a library of rare Shakespearean books, and the view from the tower was highly recommended.