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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.

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

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.

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.

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.

sheer bulk of its buildings must have made an imposing sight on the Coventry skyline.The complex included a church about 400 ft long; a cloister on the north side; the west front was supported by towers

The drum towers were also used for accommodation, while the Constable's apartments were situated in the east gatehouse. The wall partly off-picture to the right is a section of the fortified dam.

Levens Hall is a fine Elizabethan mansion built for the Bagot family around 1580, around a 14th-century pele tower.

The minster is one of the largest cathedrals of England, and the western towers are 196 feet high.

East Cliff towers above Rock-a-Nore Road here, with fishermen's sheds and stores on the left.

The battlemented tower with its small pinnacle once sported a quaint timber belfry, which rose to a height of 130 feet.

In the distance, the tower of St Paul's church peers above the roof of the Globe Hotel. Nearby is the Perse School, established in 1625, and moved here from Free School Lane in 1890.

Demolished in 1939, this house is thought to be the third dwelling on the site – the first was possibly a Norman tower. A

It was built in 1472, and its 140ft-high tower, richly decorated with sculptured ornamentation, is traditionally listed as one of the 'seven wonders of Wales'.

The church was rebuilt in 1651 and the tower and spire added in 1828.

The detached tower and spire stands 188ft high; also featured in this picture is the large west window.

This photograph was taken a few years prior to the tower being heightened so that it could accommodate a clock and a belfry.

It was completed in 1814 by Francis Johnson, and is situated in the Lower Yard, on the site of an earlier, smaller, chapel. In the background is the Record Tower, which dates from 1258.

Each of the four square corner towers is topped off with octagonal machicolated turrets, from which unpleasant things could be dropped upon the heads of unwelcome visitors.

This is the centre of the village; we are looking north to West Overton County Primary School with its toothed ridge line and bell tower just visible over it.

It has no tower, but its scale was such that it dominated all around it (at least until the flat blocks arrived).