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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

The long esplanade is one of Penzance's great assets; here we look towards the harbour area, with the lofty church tower as a prominent landmark.

The church was re-built c1220 and was once graced with a tower (subsequently removed and not replaced, hence its rather stunted appearance).

Opposite is the Royal Hotel, with its red brick facade, steep roofs and decorative towers, promising the Victorian traveller a sophisticated welcome.

Further along the street the former Italianate Corn Exchange with its rather odd timber bell tower can be seen.

Laleham's charming parish church has a tower dating back to 1732; it has been altered somewhat since this photograph was taken.

St Bartholomew's Church is Victorian; its tower and spire are 120 feet high.

A peaceful view of Howth harbour, looking along the sea wall towards the tower and the east pier. Rowing boats are moored in the harbour.

The 320ft-high Big Ben clock tower attached to the new Palace of Westminster was just 38 years old at this time.

The Royal Marine Hotel on the left has now succumbed to a towering ten storey block of flats, Metropole Court, one of three architectural disasters along the sea front.

The large square tower was restored after it was struck by lightning in 1896. The little stream, in the immediate foreground, gives the village its name.

The tower, 162 feet high, and the rich roofscape of crocketted pinnacles and pierced battlements, dominate the town.

The buildings on the right belong to the school with the Victoria Tower, the main entrance, dominating the scene. Opposite is the splendid porch with Ionic columns complete with mud scapers.

A viaduct carries the road across Careg Ddu and passes the grand water tower, whose purely functional purpose was for routine maintenance.