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The fine west tower dates from the 15th century, although the nave and chancel may be traced to Norman times.

It was rebuilt in a military style, and in the towers are cross- crosslets from which cross-bow shafts could be discharged.

Here we see the great castle-like north- east corner tower and, to the right, the Great Hall’s oriel bay window and the (now glazed) cupola to vent the hall’s former open fire.

this handsome building, for centuries the official residence of the Archbishops of Canterbury.The entrance is through a Gothic gateway, the ground floor of which was once a prison.The Lollard’s Tower

The most striking building amid the shops is the rough-hewn late Anglo-Saxon tower of St Michael's Church, with its two tiers of paired belfry windows.

In the background on the left is All Saints' parish church, a stately building restored in 1884, but featuring a fine 15th-century tower.

Though the west tower with its distinctive recessed spire is said to contain masonry older than Roche Abbey, the rest of St Bartholomew's dates from 1859, when it was rebuilt to a design by P Boyce.

Frith's photographer could not resist one of the most photographed views along the Thames: Windsor Castle on its cliff-top towering above the town and river.

The medieval Carfax Tower belongs to St Martin's Church, the rest of which was demolished in 1896. Boffin's was replaced in 1931 by a Martin's Bank, now the Abbey National.

The church is still in service and stands in the park, although the nave and tower have been ruinous since the 1600s.

The lower part of this strange structure is Roman; it was the west corner of the Roman fort. The upper part is 14th-century. Inside, there is a small ruined tower.

The public house on the right is the White Horse; the statue of a horse can be seen rearing above the Tower Ales sign. Towards the bar old stonework still remains, with a sign for Pullman's Coaches.

The pinnacled tower of Oakley church has a sturdy staircase turret, a fine Tudor doorway, and a memorial window to William Warham, a local boy, reputedly born at nearby Malshanger House, who

The tower was built by Bishop Lacy in 1450 with stone quarried from a hillside nearby, and only then did the church receive its present dedication to St Peter - previously it had been dedicated

However, lack of funds prevented the college from being finished: at the time of the Bishop's death in 1431, only the gate tower and staircase had been completed.

Inside the Castle, the photographer looks back to the gatehouse, which is basically 14th-century over a Norman archway, although the drum towers on this side are early 19th-century.

In this view we look south-west towards the parish church with its fine green sandstone 15th-century tower.

In 1806 Sandgate was converted into a Martello Tower.

In 1386, Sir Richard was granted a licence to crenellate, and he built the gatehouse flanked by two circular towers which are 65ft high. During the Civil War it was besieged twice.

A 17th-century packhorse bridge spans the River Yarrow, and beyond the cottages rises the square, battlemented tower of St Michael and All Angels' Church.

Further along the road is the main post office and at the end, distinguished by its clock tower, is the Town Hall, which was built in 1880.

But for its battlements, the tower would hardly clear the roof of St Wilfrid's Church.

We can see the tower of the parish church of St Lawrence, where the minister, William Mompesson, led the sacrifice, in the left background.

However, the chimney to the left of the church is still visible, and the buildings below the tower are still there, though the prominent chimneys are now semi-hidden by the trees.