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The huge crossing tower dominates the sandstone church, which consists of apse, transepts, nave and a zigzag doorway. The small trees in this photograph are no longer there.

Notice the rose window above a set of stained glass windows and the very unusual round tower with its tall slender windows, and its short canopied roof leading to a bell turret and tall steeple

The added tower enhances the overall composition, but should the church be locked, do not embark on an extensive search for the key.

The Church of St Mary has an unusual octagonal tower: it was here that Isaac Walton was baptized in 1593. The other church, St Chad's, was said to be almost derelict by 1650.

To the right the tower of Wren's St Magnus the Martyr, and The Monument, erected where the Great Fire of 1666 started, are glimpsed between later office blocks.

The nave and aisles date from about 1210 with a later square-topped tower. Henry Burnaby Greene, Rector, diverted the road around a pseudo-Saxon cross by the rectory gate.

The church is 15th-century and built of Kentish ragstone, and its gargoyled tower is a landmark for miles around. The George Inn was begun in 1576 during the reign of Elizabeth 1st.

The tower is 210 ft high and topped off with a bronze statue of Vulcan. In 1898 the city accountant broke the news to the rate payers that the building had cost over £182,000.

The square red sandstone west tower of St Andrew's Parish Church is Norman, and was part of the original church on the site.

This view from St Mary's tower has Monk Street in the foreground. Centre left is the Bethany Baptist Church, which opened in 1827 when 30 members left the Frogmore Street Church.

In the distance is the tower of St Lawrence's parish church. Probably built on the site of a Saxon predecessor, it displays some of the best 12th-century Norman carving in the county.

There are 13 massive towers in pentagonal, hexagonal and octagonal designs. Caernarvon is the capital of the county, and in the late 1890s held assizes and sessions, and was the militia headquarters.

The Crown Tower and the chapel, which can just be seen beyond it, date from 1500. This chapel contains the best-preserved ecclesiastical woodwork in Scotland.

With its highly stylised stair towers and full-length windows, the hospital would eventually be recognised as one of the most outstanding 20th-century buildings in Wales.

charmingly rustic stone lion at the left has been replaced by a corner turret and all the buildings are now shops, many of which have been rebuilt, but the view is still terminated by the Jubilee Clock Tower

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

The minster's twin towers dominate most pictures of East Street, but Hawker's new drapery shop (centre right) comes a close second in this shot.

Moorgate runs towards Cannon Square, and the trees belong to the churchyard - the pinnacled tower of St Swithun's church rises on the left.

The church is dedicated to St Wilfrid, and local legend has it that this is where the Cheshire cat originated – there is a carving of a cat on the tower.

The five hundred-year-old parish church tower of St Paul's shows up at the top of our photograph.

The 15th-century tower with flushwork battlements and pinnacles had a short spire until 1845. The clock dates from 1841, and the bell hangs above the tall stair turret.

This is not the best end of the village architecturally, but we can see the tower of the parish church of 1827 in the distance.

We are a little further north-west, and the clock tower disappears from view. The view is little changed since the 1950s, apart from more parked cars.

The west tower was rebuilt in 1547 from the stone of Ramsey Abbey. In the churchyard is the well beside the spring that was said to cure ailments of the eyes.