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Caption For Saddington, St Helen's Church C1955

The building is of about 1300 with an unbuttressed west tower of 1707, when its spire was taken down.

Caption For Eynesbury, St Mary Street 1897

Indeed, in this view the superb early 16th-century pinnacled church tower belongs to St Mary's Church in St Neots. Eynesbury's rather humber parish church is behind the photographer.

Caption For Broadwoodwidger, The Church C1950

The chancel arch and font date from this time, the tower is late 14th-century and the south aisle was added during a restoration of 1531.

Caption For Silverdale, Road To The Beach C1955

She married a Manchester Unitarian minister in 1832 and stayed at Lindeth Tower (dated 1816) in Silverdale. From here she described the sunsets and the views across the Kent estuary and the Irish Sea.

Caption For Castle Bromwich, Chester Road C1965

About the time this picture was taken, plans by Sheppard Fidler had been accepted for a 461-acre development to include sixteen-storey tower blocks, two shopping centres, schools, community buildings

Caption For Bolton Le Sands, The Village C1960

Peeping out above the inn is the tower of St Michael's Church, one of the oldest in the district.

Caption For Thorpe Arnold, St Mary's Church C1955

The church tower was rebuilt in 1875 by R W Johnson.

Caption For Sutton, St Barnabas Church 1904

The church, on the west side of the road, is built in brick with a polygonal bell tower.

Caption For Guisborough, Applegarth C1955

The east end of the main priory building is shown here, neatly framing the tower of the parish church. Guisborough was regarded for many centuries as the capital of ancient Cleveland.

Caption For Bridport, South Street 1897

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

Caption For Kirkstall Abbey, Nave C1955

Beyond the tower crossing was the choir, where the monks sat and chanted in wooden stalls.

Caption For Aylesbury, St Mary's Church, The Chancel 1897

This interior view of St Mary's Church looks east into the chancel past the central crossing under the tower.

Caption For Northleach, Market Place C1965

This is the west side of the market place; we have a better view of the church with its massive tower and noble parapets.

Caption For Crewe, Christ Church C1950

The tower, with its beautiful terracotta detail, was designed by the company engineer J W Stansby; it was added in 1877.

Caption For Woodhouse Eaves, The Church C1960

St Paul's was enlarged in 1870 and 1880, and the tower was rebuilt in 1904.

Caption For Southwell, The Minster C1960

The present minster church, which dominates the town, was begun in about 1108, and the Norman nave, transepts and west towers survive. The Norman east end was rebuilt later in the Middle Ages.

Caption For East Dereham, 1893

In the background are the two towers of St Nicholas's church. George Borrow, the 'gentleman gypsy', was lucky to have been born in this pleasing old country town.

Caption For Bridgnorth, North Gate 1896

Their activities left a section of the keep leaning over at an angle of 17 degrees, three times that of the leaning tower of Pisa. The North Gate itself was heavily restored during the 18th century.

Caption For Scalford, St Egelwine's Church, The Nave C1955

The excellent west tower was built in 1649.

Caption For Woodhouse Eaves, The Church C1960

St Paul's was enlarged in 1870 and 1880, and the tower was rebuilt in 1904.

Caption For Broadwater, Village 1906

You can see Norman evidence here with the blocked arch into the long-demolished south transept from the tower, and also the doorway arch.

Caption For Luton, The Airport C1965

The photograph shows the 'new' control tower, built in 1952. Air traffic control services have been considerably improved since then.

Caption For Crowborough, All Saints Church 1900

On the north side of the village green, the church dates from 1744, including the tower and spire, with additions for Lord Abergavenny made in the 1880s.

Caption For Abingdon, Bridge Street C1955

This view was taken looking north along Bridge Street towards the Market Place – indeed, in the left centre of the view we can see the cupola and stair tower of the Town Hall.