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Stretching away to the south is the Alde, passing the Martello Tower on its left; it runs adjacent to the shore for a further ten miles, a quite remarkable feat considering that the sometimes violent

At Thorne the church of St Nicholas has a late 13th-century tower and early 20th-century glass.

At the foot of Boley Hill stands the 15th-century College Gate, one of three surviving entrances to the precincts of the Cathedral, whose modest spire (added to the original tower in 1904) rises behind

Behind it rises the slim tower of St Michael's Church, a late Victorian construction.

The 15th-century tower of All Saints, the Anchor pub and the elevation of the bridge, which is medieval in origin with 19th-century additions, add up to a classic photograph of the entrance to the village

This friendly, unhygienic mix was replaced in 1927 by the present Council House, in an overpowering, municipal baroque style with a giant portico and towering dome.

The 15th-century tower has flushwork patterns on the buttresses and parapet. The eastern buttresses are unusual in that they are extensions of the nave west wall.

Here we are looking along Church Street towards the 13th-century tower of St Eadburg's Church.

In the background can be seen the tower of the parish church of St John, built in 1848.

Again, the pinnacled twin western towers of the Minster can be seen in the background.

In the late 1860s the then Earl hired John Mason Cook, son of pioneer travel agent, Thomas Cook, to promote the gardens at Alton Towers.

The abbey was embellished by its lofty twin towers in the early 1700s.

This fine clock tower was built to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1897.

The original church was left in ruins after the Civil War, and the smaller replacement was built within the ruins, its tower a useful navigational aid for mariners offshore.

Dublin Castle remained the centre of British power in Ireland from King John's time onwards. The Norman castle burnt down in 1684 and little survives.

At a later date, stone from the cloisters and the top of the tower (seen behind) was taken to build a farmhouse.

It is in the Early English style, with a chancel and nave, and a small west tower with a pointed spire containing one bell.

This view is dominated by Tower House, the premises of John Evans & Co, outfitters.

A massive building programme changed the face of Wednesfield in the 1950s, and tower blocks like these seemed for a while to be the answer to the housing problem.

The company began in 1847, and the brewery tower dates back to 1869.

The brick tower of St Mary Magdalene's church dates from the 15th century.

Its tower houses an impressive peal of 12 bells, and in the nave are an ornamented Tudor tomb and a 17th-century font.

The Norman nave survives, but the chancel and tower were added in the 13th century.

However, both the cottage and the 15th- century church tower have lost most of their ivy.