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Caption For Bildeston, Aerial View C1965

This view shows the clock tower in the rectangular market place. Chapel Street and Duke Street run down towards Bildeston Hall (right).

Caption For Rickinghall, The Church C1965

The 14th-century tower had battlements added a century later. The nave was rebuilt at the same time - it is 30 feet wide.

Caption For Goostrey, Primary School C1960

The tower of St Luke's Church rises just beyond (centre) – local legend states that a yew tree in the churchyard was used to make archers' bows in the Hundred Years War.

Caption For St Austell, 1890

The tower of Holy Trinity church is just visible above two fields in the centre of town, and terraced houses along Bodmin Road and the Workhouse can be seen towards the left of the picture

Caption For Eling, St Mary's Church C1955

Above the altar hangs an impressive picture of the Last Supper.The chancel arch is a striking feature of the church, as is the 15th-century tower.

Caption For Knutsford, The Coffee House C1955

The tower on the top is a memorial to Elizabeth Gaskell.

Caption For Egremont, Vale Park 1912

Although the tower can no longer be seen, Vale Park is still a pleasant green space used by locals and visitors alike.

Caption For Lee On The Solent, Lee Tower C1955

Lee Tower was built at the end of the pier in 1935; it was Art Deco in style, and 120 ft tall. From the top it was possible to see right across the Solent to the Isle of Wight.

Caption For Skelton, Church Lane C1965

The tower of All Saints' Church, which stands within the castle grounds, can be seen above the trees; it was founded in 1325 and re-built in 1785.

Caption For Thurmaston, The Church C1965

Only the tower remains from the early 14th-century; the remainder was rebuilt using some original materials by Henry Stevens of Derby in 1848, who also restored a number of churches on the west

Caption For Chedworth, St Andrew's Church C1960

The three lower stages of the bell tower are Norman; the upper stage is 13th-century and the parapet is 15th-century.

Caption For Ely, The Cathedral C1878

Here we have the classic view of the west front, lop-sided in appearance since the north-west (left-hand) transept and tower fell in the late Middle Ages.

Caption For Denver, The Mill C1955

Denver Mill is a tall brick tower mill with four patent shuttered sails and a fantail. The brickwork is rendered all over to assist with weather protection.

Caption For Edlesborough, The Ford And Mill C1965

Here we see the brick tower mill, with a replacement roof in place of a cap, in a stripped-down and derelict condition. The photograph was taken from a nearby watermill site.

Caption For Sandgate, High Street 1903

On the hill beyond stands a Martello tower and the fortifications of Shorncliffe Camp, whose construction was undertaken under Sir John Moore during the Napoleonic War.

Caption For Cookham, The River 1901

The church's west tower is 15th- century. This churchyard was the setting for Sir Stanley Spencer's famous painting of the Resurrection, and the artist is buried here.

Caption For Leeds, The Town Hall C1965

When this picture was taken, the town hall, with its 225ft tower and spectacular frontage of giant columns and pilasters, was in desperate need of a good clean to rid it of decades of soot and grime

Caption For Abergavenny, Frogmore Street 1893

The huge wheel window over the double porch is flanked by twin towers. On the extreme right is part of Eastmans Ltd the butcher's, which remained there until 1956.

Caption For Penrith, St Andrew's Church 1893

It incorporates a medieval tower, seen here to the left, which would have been used by the townsfolk as a place of refuge during the days of border warfare.

Caption For Somerton, Town Hall And Cross 1906

The parish church, St Michael's, with its fine octagonal tower, occupies the north side of the Market Place, which is effectively bisected by the through road to Frome.

Caption For Lincoln, The Cathedral And Stonebow 1890

The church tower belongs to the church of St Peter At Arches, demolished in 1933.

Caption For Skegness, From The Pier 1910

Here we see the funfair actually on the sands above the high water mark, including a helter-skelter tower.

Caption For Stamford, Market Place 1922

In this view, the photographer looks south-east back past the corner of High Street to St John's Street and St John's 15th-century west tower. To the left is St Mary's Church spire.

Caption For Falmouth, Pendennis Castle 1890

The central tower was built in 1540-45, and was designed so that guns could be mounted on the roof as well as on the two gun decks inside.