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The magnificent parish church of St John the Baptist at Tideswell has justly earned the epithet 'the Cathedral of the Peak'.

The elegant spire and pinnacles of the parish church of St John feature in many views of this town, situated at the foot of Skiddaw in the northern Lake District.

Founded by Henry VII's mother, Margaret Beaufort (as was St John's), the impressive gateway depicts her coat of arms, with a statue of her above.

Along here were the post office, the Angel Hotel and St John's Church.

At Hickling, where the Broadland waters fan into expansive shallows, there is a pleasing jumble of red tiled and thatched buildings clustering around the old Pleasure Boat Inn.

The church of St James with its broach spire is an interesting one. The hunting parson John (Jack) Russell was once incumbent here; he bred the dog that now carries his name.

The Church of St John the Baptist, Baxenden was completed in 1877 as the population in that area increased. Christ Church had opened in 1840, and Baxenden was originally part of that parish.

This beautiful Tudor mansion was built at the end of the reign of Henry VIII by the successful lawyer Sir John Hynde, partly from materials salvaged when they pulled down the church of St Etheldreda

Bamford's parish church of St John the Baptist is largely a William Butterfield restoration dating from 1861.

St John's contains several interesting features. The organ was acquired secondhand from Westminster Abbey; it had been used at the coronation of Queen Victoria.

Between the parish church of St John and the Guildhall was the old police station (right), demolished in 1963 when the old Market Place was revamped.

This beautiful Tudor mansion was built at the end of the reign of Henry VIII by the successful lawyer Sir John Hynde, partly from materials salvaged when they pulled down the church of St Etheldreda in

Dedicated to St John the Evangelist, the main part of the church was built at the Parkers` expense at the end of the 18th century, but the tower is an 1840s addition by their successors the Dixons.

The smooth slopes of 3,054-ft Skiddaw dominates the northern Lakeland town of Keswick in this view from Castle Head.

Originally built as an Anglican church in Milton Road in 1834, and then purchased for the Catholic community in 1851, St John the Evangelist had its unusual and prominent tower, with a French-style saddleback

Dedicated to St John Baptist, the church was originally built in the Norman style, though much of this has been lost in subsequent rebuilding.

Beyond is the castle where King John died in 1216, the year after Magna Carta. The spire of St Mary Magdalene (centre) is 240 ft tall.

In the southern suburb of Redhill, this line of bijou Victorian houses and shops developed alongside the tree-lined common, overlooked by the formidable presence of St John's Church (background).

Viewed shortly after its restoration, this cross with a shaft and a figure of St John the Baptist dates from the 15th century - the ball on top dates from the time of Queen Anne.

St John's Church, situated dramatically above Torquay harbour, was built in limestone excavated from its own site by G E Street in 1861.

Note the Malvern Hills in the distance, and the tower of St John's Church, adding interest to this view of Worcester Bridge, which had been substantially widened just a few years before the picture was

The east window, presented by Rev G S Hele in the 19th century, shows St John the Baptist, the emblems of the four evangelists, and twelve small scenes depicting portions of the litany.

Founded by Henry VII's mother, Margaret Beaufort (as was St John's), the impressive gateway depicts her coat of arms, with a statue of her above.

The Church of St Michael was built in the 14th century and enlarged in the 15th century. It has a 16th-century rood screen and a clergy stall of carved medieval bench-ends.