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In the distance, across the water meadows, the spire-topped tower of St Lawrence's church beckons.

The splendid Perpendicular tower of All Saints, Youlgreave, is one of the finest in the Peak District, and commands this view down Church Street.

Its tower is a noted land- mark over the city.

Rounded flanking towers can be seen in the photograph, and two lions stand either side of the pointed arch.

Constructed in 1080, its floor plan is half as big again as the White Tower's. It stands above a temple dedicated to Claudius's victory of AD43.

Stretching away to the south is the Alde, passing the Martello Tower on its left; it runs adjacent to the shore for a further ten miles, a quite remarkable feat considering that the sometimes violent

At Thorne the church of St Nicholas has a late 13th-century tower and early 20th-century glass.

At the foot of Boley Hill stands the 15th-century College Gate, one of three surviving entrances to the precincts of the Cathedral, whose modest spire (added to the original tower in 1904) rises behind

Behind it rises the slim tower of St Michael's Church, a late Victorian construction.

The 15th-century tower of All Saints, the Anchor pub and the elevation of the bridge, which is medieval in origin with 19th-century additions, add up to a classic photograph of the entrance to the village

This friendly, unhygienic mix was replaced in 1927 by the present Council House, in an overpowering, municipal baroque style with a giant portico and towering dome.

The 15th-century tower has flushwork patterns on the buttresses and parapet. The eastern buttresses are unusual in that they are extensions of the nave west wall.

Here we are looking along Church Street towards the 13th-century tower of St Eadburg's Church.

In the background can be seen the tower of the parish church of St John, built in 1848.

Again, the pinnacled twin western towers of the Minster can be seen in the background.

In the late 1860s the then Earl hired John Mason Cook, son of pioneer travel agent, Thomas Cook, to promote the gardens at Alton Towers.

The building with the tower is known as Low Lighthouse, although it has now been converted into the Maritime Museum. Built in 1818, it replaced an earlier wooden structure.

A Norman building stood until 1724, a second was completed in 1824 (its tower still stands at the corner of its successor) and the third was consecrated in 1886.

The tower in the background is part of Bloxham School.

When the tower was found to be unstable, it was strengthened and the spire raised to 182 feet. The roofs of four maltings mark the towpath of the River Stort.

This is one of modern Maidstone's many tower blocks.

The tower is 110 feet high and, because of its prominent position, it was bombed in the Second World War. It was repaired in 1956-8.

There are guardrooms on the top floors: only here are there arrow-loops in the tower walls.

This view of the towers is taken from inside the ruins.The castle stands on high ground with excellent views over the widening river.