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It was rebuilt in 1781, and the tower and spire were rebuilt a hundred years later. Note the huge size of the windows.

Bentalls department store is in a commanding position, and towers over the other shops in Clarence Street.

Today, Jack can be found on the northern arch of the West Tower.

The late Norman church, with its tower surmounted by a 13th-century shingled spire, was built around 1160 and stands in its small churchyard shaded by a selection of conifer trees.

He had it rebuilt with this pagoda-like tower in 1872.

The tower of the Holy Trinity Church peers over the fine silk and jeweller's stores.

Behind is the clock tower of the Tercentenary School House of which the Headmaster's House forms part. The lovely lawns and trees are typical of the well-kept gardens throughout the school.

Featured here is the Red Lion Hotel, a rare example of an urban tower house built for defence against Scots and Border raiders, though it does not have a vaulted basement.

But the Norman tower was unaffected. It is believed that there was once a spire atop this. Just inside the door is a Norman holy water stoup - a small stone basin.

This view of the towers is taken from inside the ruins. The castle stands on high ground with excellent views over the widening river.

The design was Victorian Gothic with an imposing tower dominating the structure. The building work began in 1882, and by 1885 the town hall was almost complete.

On the left is London Square, where the obelisk of the war memorial towers above all else.

This view looks back towards the tower of St Mark's at the end of the street. Again, traffic is notable by its absence, with only a single motor-cyclist to trouble crossing pedestrians.

The parish church of St Peter and St Paul has the tallest tower of any in Norfolk, rising to 160 feet.

The two squat towers of the Minster dominate Wimborne. In the choir of this lovely building is the reputed tomb of the Saxon King Ethelred I.

The tower has a unique formation: the upper part is built crosswise to the lower. It is said that it is theoretically unstable architecturally, but it has stood for 500 years.

This photograph of Bray shows the village centre, with the perpendicular chalk and stone tower of the parish church of St Michael peeping above the rooftops.

Exeter's spacious cathedral is thirteenth century with earlier Norman towers. It suffered during the Dissolution and again at the hands of Cromwell's men.

The Tower stood on Marine Parade, but it was demolished at the start of World War II.

A quiet scene showing a drainage tower mill starting to fall into disrepair; two blades of the fantail are missing.

The Clock Tower, across the bridge, was built by a Doctor Roberts in 1893 on the site of the old County Gaol. The much older Infirmary beyond has since been converted to flats.

The splendid Norman tower of the Cathedral rises above the roofs of the county town, forming an important part of the city's skyline.

Shepherd's Crag towers through the trees over the Victorian Gothic buildings of the Lodore Hotel at the southern end of Derwent Water.

The red sandstone tower dates from the 15th century, and may itself have been a rebuild on the base of an earlier structure.