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We can just see the twin-towered gatehouse.

It was replaced by the 112-foot present tower in 1873.

In the background the church tower rises among the leafy summer trees.

Looking across the River Medway to the tower of All Saints' Church. The church originally had a spire, but this was struck by lightning and destroyed in 1730.

One of Maidenhead’s best-known landmarks is the Clock Tower, near the station, at the south end of King Street. It commemorates Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee in 1897.

One of Maidenhead's best-known landmarks is the Clock Tower, near the station, at the south end of King Street. It commemorates Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897.

Note the scaffolding around the tower.

Note the scaffolding around the tower.

This mainly 13th century church, with its broad tower and slim spire, has fine stalls and misericords, as well as some modern mosaic work.

This view of the Heights of Abraham above Matlock Bath shows the Prospect, or Victoria, Tower.

The remains of a Roman hypercaust, the heating system for a Roman bath, were discovered in Bridge Street in 1863 and subsequently relocated to the gardens by the Water Tower.

St Mary's, Goudhurst's church, was founded in the 14th century, with its bell tower built in 1640. It crowns the hill, and has many monuments to the Culpepper family.

With the siege failing to make any headway, John resorted to mining, and ordered 'forty of the fattest pigs of the sort least good for eating to bring fire beneath the tower'.

On the left is the huge D-shaped tower built in the late 13th century by Roger Bigod III. It is protected against attack by battering ram or by undermining with spur bastions.

The abbey was founded in 1175; all that now remains is the west tower.

The abbey was founded in 1175; all that now remains is the west tower.

This view from beside The Dolphin pub shows how important the Tudor church tower is to the townscape.

The enormous proportions of the castle can be seen in this view of one of the three entrances to the castle, Constable's Tower. Today, the castle is in the care of English Heritage.

The church is Norman in origin with later additions, including the 15th-century tower.

Father and son admire the tidy flower borders and shrubs in what is now Tower Gardens, more than a century ago. The garden underwent a complete reconstruction in millennium year 2000.

Looking east along the road, the view encompasses the ruined church and the little tower on the small promontory above the harbour. The only traffic is a small pony and trap.

The church of St Peter, with its unusual saddleback-roofed tower, dates from Norman times.

Its characteristic East Anglian Norman round tower is topped by an octagonal 13th-century belfry.

The Cow Tower, with barges moored nearby, looks out from the edge of Cowholme, now in the riverside walk park, to the late 19th-century city expansion beyond the Wensum.