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The earlier stucco terraces are dominated by the towering Palace Hotel, which opened in 1886 with a busy roofscape and a French pavilion roof.

The tower on Conygar Hill was built in 1775 and gives a grand view across the bay.

A vestry was added in 1878, the tower, spire and three bells in 1891, and the clock two years later. The first vicar was the Rev Henry Floud.

Completed in 1789, All Saints' survived in its original form for less than sixty years before it was remodelled and the west tower added.

This is the view from the tower of the church; we are looking over the village green towards the south-west, with the old elm still in the centre.

The signpost makes a central focal point on the flat-topped ridge looking towards the solid tower of Cane Hill Hospital on the skyline.

There is also a branch of Lloyds Bank, a sign advertising WH Smith circulating library and the impressive clock tower.

The elaborate baroque-style tower on the left belongs to the Central Methodist Church of 1905.

The garlands from the formal opening are still evident in this view, in which visitors admire the pristine stone and brick of the Clock Tower.

It was at this time that the tower was added.

Much of the church dates from the 14th century, but the old west tower fell down and was rebuilt in 1850; further restoration followed.

In the background, the stately Perpendicular tower of Heanor's Parish Church of St Lawrence dominates the view. The church was extensively rebuilt in 1868.

The four round towers of the castle which enclose the courtyard can be climbed to a considerable height.

From the 15th-century church, with its famous tower crowned by a tall spire, there are good views towards the Clayton Windmills.

Although the foundations of the church date back to the 13th century, the flint tower was only built in the 16th century.

The clock tower was built by the potter Sir Edmund Elton for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897, by which time the shops were spreading towards the sea front with tourist development.

The tall glass tower on the left was removed in the 1950s. Known during its life as the Ritz Essoldo, the Classic, the Cannon, the MGM and the ABC, the cinema was closed in 2000.

In the distance is the Town Hall clock tower.

Beyond is the Central Bandstand, and rising in the distance is the landmark purpose-built clock tower donated to the town in 1837 by a wealthy widow.

This view looks north down the lane to Lower Limpley Stoke, with the railway curving along to the station beyond the locomotive water tower (now closed).

To the left is the Senate House, while the tower with four distinctive turrets belongs to the Church of Great St Mary.

The west tower, built in the 15th century, must have been a magnificent structure; we see it here from the nave. St Mary of Furness was founded in 1127 by Stephen, a future King of England.

Below the tower is a brass of Jack of Newbury.

contains 12th-century arcades, which accounts for its long low profile; St John's has been considerably rebuilt over the years, and was extensively restored in 1875 by Christian.The 14th-century tower