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On the left is the King's Gate, on the right the Chamberlain Tower. The high curtain wall enabled Caernarvon to be provided with three levels of defence, ie two levels of casemates and the wall walk.

Here we see the gatehouse and the moat of the tower-keep. As a professional soldier, William Herbert had fought for and been knighted by Henry VI.

In the late 15th century the Cheynes built the first part of the house, the hall, tower and the rest of the west range in the distance, an amorphous shape in brick under all the ivy, but

Nearer the camera is the bell turret of the old Market Hall, and beyond on the other side of the valley is the tower and spire of the parish church and to its left, beyond the cedar tree, is The Bury,

In the background is the soaring tower of the 15th-century 180ft long church of St Peter Mancroft, with its peal of twelve bells and concealed hammerbeam roof.

The church of St Nicholas retains remnants of its Norman origins, but the fabric is mainly of a period around 1300, including the tower and tall broach spire.

It belonged to Tower's, who were boot makers. The Lion & Lamb on the right displays the star trademark of the Northampton Brewery Company.

These terraces of neat Edwardian bay-windowed houses survive, and lead towards the Town Hall with its tower.

Gorges' castle celebrated the Holy Trinity in its construction: it was triangular in shape, with a round tower on each of the three corners. Bodenham was extensively altered during the 19th century.

The Normans built a wooden motte and bailey castle at Tamworth soon after the conquest on the site of the Mercian fortifications of 913, but this was replaced by the shell-keep and tower that still stand

Church Street leads to the large parish church of St Mary Magdalene; its 15th-century tower is topped by a twisted spire, which was added in 1846.The Swan & Royal Hotel stands out on the right of

This unusual viewpoint is from the tower of St Helen's parish church; we are looking south over the roofs of Brick Alley Almshouses and their panelled chimney stacks. These were rebuilt in 1718-20.

The church with the central rose window and tower (left) is the Park Street Methodist church, built in 1885–86.

The tower of St Peter's church can just be seen above the roofs on the right-hand side of the picture.

The church tower in the distance is St Benedict's.

This dependence on the wool trade is recalled in the coats of arms above the door of All Saints' tower.

A flag flies from what is a wonderful vantage point, and the tower itself reminds us that St Peter's has a very good peal of bells.

The church is believed to have been built in 1547, and the attractive round bell tower was added in 1611.

A smockmill with a weatherboarded tower, boat shaped cap and octagonal brick base, and powered by four patent shuttered sails and winded by a fantail, it was built beside a millpond; a waterwheel was added

St Cuthbert's is a medieval church that was entirely rebuilt after its tower fell in 1851.

The church tower is actually a replica of Manchester Cathedral; this was the centrepiece of an 'Old Manchester' exhibition, where a medieval Manchester was recreated.

The cathedral looks massive, but is in fact relatively small; the central and two western towers are of no great height. The original church built by St Wilfred was destroyed in 950 AD.

Further restoration works were carried out in 1907 (the chancel) and on the bells and tower in 1914.

It is only 60ft long, and consists of a nave and a lower chancel. There is no tower, just a small bell turret which was added around 1500.