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The balustraded tower of St Thomas' church provides a nice focal point here. Originally built in 1750, it was so badly damaged by fire in 1902 that it had to be rebuilt.

On shore it was the Blackpool Tower, closely followed by the big wheel.

If you think something is missing amongst the buildings overlooking North Pier you are right, for Blackpool Tower was not begun until 1891.

Behind the two buses stands the County Sessions House, its splendid multi-columned tower rising over 170 feet into the air.

Old Bridge Road c1955 The hilltop village of Bloxham has a striking parish church with an intricately designed late 14th-century tower and spire, possibly completed by the same masons who worked

It was rebuilt in a military style, and in the towers are cross-crosslets from which cross-bow bolts could be discharged.

The massive twin-towered Westgate is the only survivor of the six medieval gates which once interrupted the path of the Norman wall around the city. The rest were pulled down in 1781.

The church of St Peter and St Paul dates from the 13th century, but the magnificent tower was rebuilt in 1852. Inside is a memorial to a local knight, Sir Ralph Pudsay, who had twenty-five children.

It was designed in 1857 by Edward Lamb of Manchester, using an unusual combination of bricks and flints in the main building, the tower and the cupola.

The tower of the parish church of St Thomas à Becket rises on the extreme left.

Salvin incorporated a medieval pele tower which William, 14th Baron of Greystoke, had been given permission to fortify in 1353.

It was rebuilt in a military style, and in the towers are cross- crosslets from which cross-bow shafts could be discharged.

Here at the top of Nanny Hill on the way to the cemetery stands the Clock Tower, built between 1920 and 1923 as a war

A will of 1533 left money to build the church tower.

Firemen used the tower of the Baths for hang- ing hose-pipes to dry.

All Saints' Parish Church was rebuilt in 1837 by William Fisher from Oxford, who kept the plain 13th-century west tower and reused several windows, doorways and arches.

The public house on the right is The White Horse; the statue of a horse can be seen rearing above the Tower Ales sign.Towards the bar old stonework still remains, with a sign for Pullman's

St George's Church, chiefly 13th- and 15th-century, boasts an imposing tower with a vaulted passage at its base to allow processions to remain on consecrated land.

Shown just before the boarding house was added, this gentleman's residence was much enhanced by having the Greyfriars Tower (see 82556) as an interesting garden feature.

Shown just before the boarding house was added, this gentleman's residence was much enhanced by having the Greyfriars Tower (see 82556) as an interesting garden feature.

The distinctive central tower was hit during the Second World War.

The squat tower is thought to have been rebuilt in 1384. Inside, there is a striking Norman font and a lectern of 1509.

Ahead is the glass-roofed approach to the castle from the castle's own landing stage by the twin towers.

At Thorne the church of St Nicholas has a late 13th-century tower and early 20th-century glass.