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Built by Archbishop Warham in the early 16th century, this small manor house, consisting of a three-storey brick tower, a gallery (later turned into cottages), and the single-storey storehouse beyond

The Beresford family tombs are in the churchyard, overlooked by the gargoyles on the tower and the groups of yew trees.

We can see the porch attached to the west tower, and also the good proportions of the building. Inside, the wide three-bay nave is tall and light with thin piers.

Here we see the lake and fountain, and the Ashton Memorial towering over the landscape.

This wintry shot of the 13th-century ironstone church looks from the south east at the dominant 15th-century tower and its recessed crocketed spire.

The sundial was removed from its original mounting on the gable of the south transept in 1891 and re-erected near the west tower three years later.

The tower bears an important plaque warning bell ringers from practising during thunderstorms. Next door to the church stood the Robin Hood and Little John public house.

This clock tower monument was erected in 1861 as a memorial to Philip, the eldest son of Sir George and Lady Musgrave of Edenhall, who had died two years earlier in Madrid aged twenty-six.

The next four bays are from the previous extensions in the 15th century, when the central tower was also rebuilt, and the newel staircase added.

In the centre the Tower Restaurant is still standing next to the Old Academy.

The Beresford family tombs are in the churchyard, overlooked by the gargoyles on the tower and the groups of yew trees.

If we look closely, we will see ladders reaching up to the eaves of The George Hotel, the white building behind the clock tower.

There is also a small refuge room in the tower with a Saxon doorway and remnants from previous churches.

There is also a small refuge room in the tower with a Saxon doorway and remnants from previous churches.

The parish church of St Mary at Standon has a three-stage detached tower - one of the few in England.

The clock tower was built to celebrate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1898. It now has a much larger traffic island around it, and during the holiday season it is a very busy place indeed.

In the tower are twelve bells and an 18th-century carillon. The great west window is 19th-century, and the magnificent Frobenius organ was installed in 1988.

Christ Church is largely built in late 13th-century style; it has a west tower and broach spire, and lavish furnishings inside, including an ornate coloured reredos, and plenty of stained glass

Freight in the loaded open railway wagons, at the middle ground, awaits either marine or rail transportation, whilst the distant fixed supported gantry, leading into a towering warehouse,

It was the birthplace of Lady Jane Grey, the ill-fated nine- days' queen, who was executed aged 17 in the Tower of London in 1554, the innocent victim of family ambitions.

Behind the Post Office is the Parish Church with its 16th-century tower - it became a cathedral in 1918.

The transepts with their two storeys of arches date from the 1920s and 1930s, while a modern central tower with a slender spire and a choir was erected from 1966 to 1974 by Laurence King.

His castle was originally the ancient manor house of the Lyttleton family, Arley Hall, and huge sums of money were spent in converting it to a medieval-style castle with four massive towers

With its imposing 160ft-high tower, Cromer church was erected in the reign of Henry IV and dedicated to St Peter and St Paul.