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The chapel was built in 1763; it had no tower, and was considerably shorter.

Just beyond the Market House stands the Town Hall, its prominent clock tower topped by an intricate weather vane.

The tower lost its pinnacles through bomb damage in 1943, which also destroyed Market Arcade in the distance.

The Co-op building on the right of 1900 survives, bereft of its tower.

St Bartholomew's Church has a beautiful Somerset tower.

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.

William Herbert's tower-keep is seen here on the right of the picture.

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.

The former Crown Inn is at the end of the row (centre), beneath the octagonal church tower with its wooden leaded spire. To the right, the building with a hipped roof is now three shops.

The Ford Tractor Plant—resplendent with its 600,000 gallon water-tower (right)—occupied the whole of the No 3 Industrial Estate.

The 15th-century tower was spared, and now serves a new religion: it supports a mobile phone mast.

The tower has buttresses banded with light courses of limestone and darker courses of ironstone; inside there is an interesting spiral stair to the north chapel.

The Clock Tower is an uncommon form of memorial to the fallen of World War I: it was first erected in 1920, and has since been moved slightly to avoid obstructing the traffic.

A great Perpendicular Gothic church, its west front is famous for the ladders with angels ascending and descending each side of the towering west window.

Soham's 15th century church tower is an imposing landmark throughout the surrounding fens, so it is not surprising that it also makes a good viewpoint.

To the right is Robin Hood's Tower; its ground floor contains the 11th-century St Nicholas'

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.

The 12th century Church of St Helen and St Giles looks down on the Clock Tower, erected in 1921 as a memorial to Rainham men who fell during the First World War.

The clock tower of the Brine Baths stands toward the end of the street, where the road is congested with buses and lorries.

Overlooking the pond is King Edward Hall, opened in 1911 and designed by Walter Tower. The scene has hardly changed today.

The church dates mainly from the late 13th century, though the west tower is later; in 1474 William Fitzherbert left £40 in his will towards construction costs.