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Only the tower survives of the original church. The building was rebuilt and restored on a number of occasions, first in 1630 and later in 1870 to a plan by Blomfield.

Though largely dismantled, the shell of the façade and tower were fortunately preserved. In 1895 Kaiser Wilhelm II stayed here as the guest of Lord Lowther.

Here we see the keep-gatehouse, which is thought to have been built around 1300; the view shows the two small towers at the rear of the structure.

The broach spire of the church with its lancet windows and its tower were added to the original structure in 1870.

The church has a tall central tower, partly 13th-century, with the upper stages 15th-century.

19th-century visitors wishing to get a good view of the town and castle were advised to climb the tower, known as Corrin's Folly, standing on Corrin's Hill (485ft).

The church tower can be seen in the centre of the view, which looks west along what is now called All Saints Road (in 1903 it was Benhill Road).

Certainly the market- place is a weaker affair now, and only partly compensated by a clock tower erected here in 1992 with similar detail to the old town hall's cupola.

As well as the tower of St James' church, a number of industrial chimney stacks punctuate the town skyline, hinting at Dursley's manufacturing past.

On the left, beyond the corner building of Waterloo Place (now Brasserie Roux and an hotel), rises New Zealand House, built in 1957-63, a 225ft tower block.

The church of St Mary and St Gabriel has a shingled broach-spire on a central tower. The Caryl Chapel was desecrated by the Royalists in 1643 and later by the Parliamentarians, and left in ruins.

The parish church of St Peter, with its solid flintstone tower dominating the high street shops and mid-morning traffic in this picture, was originally built by the Normans alongside the spacious

The nave became the north aisle during the rebuiding, while the granite-built south aisle (seen here) became the nave and chancel, so it is offset from the tower.

The pinnacled 15th-century tower of St Edward's peeps up over the roof tops.

19th-century visitors wishing to get a good view of the town and castle were advised to climb the tower, known as Corrin's folly, on Corrin's Hill (485 ft).

The church of St John the Baptist, originally built between the 13th and 15th centuries, has a late Perpendicular tower, glimpsed through the trees here, and its interior, largely remodelled

The parish church of All Saints is unusually wide, with a tiny tower and high arched windows.

The earliest remains in stone are a hall and a small tower, both of which date from the 12th century.

As we look toward West Pier from the west, we see the landward pavilion at the right, then the tower of the Metropole to its left. Nearer the camera are a range of somewhat disparate stucco fronts.

The church of St John the Baptist, originally built between the 13th and 15th centuries, has a late Perpendicular tower, glimpsed through the trees here, and its interior, largely remodelled by Sir

However, it was originally intended that there should be a much higher tower with two flanking domes, but these were not built because some council members baulked at the cost.

Built of local brick with wide stone viewing balconies, it is modelled on the bell-tower of St Marks Square in Venice, and it took fourteen years to build.

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.

Looming over the town is the tower of the town hall, clearly more than a little influenced in its design by its more prestigious neighbour at Leeds.