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High tide in the Basin, looking eastwards to St John's Church (left of centre), West Bay Hotel (centre), the Custom House (right of centre) and Old Storehouse (further right).

On 6 August 1872 the building of St Anne's parish church began. As with Lytham, it was foreseen that with more residents and more visitors larger church buildings must be available.

There are no medieval churches in Leeds.The church of St John the Evangelist was consecrated in 1634 and retains its oaken interior and a great screen which is considered to be one of the finest of

The tower of St James' Church is still the original Spilsby greenstone, but the rest of the church has been faced with the stronger limestone, hence the different colour.

From left to right, the four churches are All Saints', St John's, St Michael's and St Mary's. At the far side of the meadows stand the Bath Houses.

By the entrance is Epstein's sculpture of St Michael defeating Lucifer, one of his last works. The cathedral contains work by many contemporary artists, including Graham Sutherland and John Piper.

Despite the brickwork at the east end, Marton's church of St James and St Paul is one of the oldest surviving timber churches in Europe - it was founded in 1343 by Sir John de Davenport, and hence the

There have been race meetings in Doncaster since 1600, but it was the St Leger of 1776 that put the town on the racing calendar.

The church of St John the Evangelist was consecrated in 1634 and retains its oaken interior and a great screen which is considered to be one of the finest of its type in England.

There have been race meetings in Doncaster since 1600, but it was the St Leger of 1776 that put the town on the racing calendar.

The church of St John the Evangelist was consecrated in 1634 and retains its oaken interior and a great screen which is considered to be one of the finest of its type in England.

This view down St John's Street shows the Town Hall.

In the distance are Lytham windmill and the spire of St John's Church. Near the windmill is the lifeboat house, in use at this time.

Dedicated to the Glorious Virgin and the holy martyrs St Denis and St George, the cathedral was originally built as a collegiate church by Thomas, Lord de la Warre, in the 15th century.

The tower of St James' Church is still the original Spilsby greenstone, but the rest of the church has been faced with the stronger limestone, hence the different colour.

The beam over the fireplace is reputed to have supported the figures of Christ, St Mary and St John across the rood screen in St Michael's church.

Beyond the mill, which dates from Norman times, is the square tower of St Mary's. This parish church has some fine stained glass in 28 windows paid for by John Tame, a rich wool merchant.

The pinnacled Victorian Parish Church of St John, Cragg Vale, with its crowded graveyard, looks down the isolated, wooded valley where the coiners once operated, far from the eyes of the law and authority

The church of St John has a beautiful tower, which overlooks this splendid-looking family home.

Recent restoration has beautified St John's, the parish church, which has long played an important role in the Fylde. It was the only church before 1840.

St Michael's tower (right), which dates from the mid 15th century, is all that remains of the city centre church today. The rest was demolished in 1955.

An ancient iron bloomery, or furnace, was discovered in St Paul's churchyard in 1912 when the church was being extended; this is very appropriate for the churchyard that is the last resting place

In the 12th century Friern Barnet belonged to the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, and the church, notwithstanding extensive mid 19th-century additions, dates from around that time.

Remarkably wide for Norwich, Ber Street was noted for its numerous butcheries and slaughterhouses.