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Caption For Gloucester, Westgate Street 1891

Only the distinctive three-stage Perpendicular tower of St Nicholas Church, in the centre of the picture, serves as a major landmark in this street - it has been radically changed during the past half-century

Caption For London, Lambeth Palace C1965

this handsome building, for centuries the official residence of the Archbishops of Canterbury.The entrance is through a Gothic gateway, the ground floor of which was once a prison.The Lollard's Tower

Caption For Hastings, From Pier 1890

The earlier stucco terraces are dominated by the towering Palace Hotel, which opened in 1886 with a busy roofscape and a French pavilion roof.

Caption For Dunster, Market House 1890

The tower on Conygar Hill was built in 1775 and gives a grand view across the bay.

Caption For Alton, All Saints Church 1897

A vestry was added in 1878, the tower, spire and three bells in 1891, and the clock two years later. The first vicar was the Rev Henry Floud.

Caption For Sheffield, Ecclesall Church C1965

Completed in 1789, All Saints' survived in its original form for less than sixty years before it was remodelled and the west tower added.

Caption For Cleeve Prior, The Green C1960

This is the view from the tower of the church; we are looking over the village green towards the south-west, with the old elm still in the centre.

Caption For Coulsdon, Farthing Down C1955

The signpost makes a central focal point on the flat-topped ridge looking towards the solid tower of Cane Hill Hospital on the skyline.

Caption For Pembroke, Main Street 1936

There is also a branch of Lloyds Bank, a sign advertising WH Smith circulating library and the impressive clock tower.

Caption For Lincoln, High Street C1950

The elaborate baroque-style tower on the left belongs to the Central Methodist Church of 1905.

Caption For Liskeard, Market Street 1906

Just as it does today, the Italianate clock tower of the Guildhall dominates this view looking towards the steep Pike Street. All is quiet save for a trader making a delivery.

Caption For Fowey, The Town Quay 1888

In the background, behind the King of Prussia, is the imposing tower of the church of St Fimbarrus.

Caption For Southport, From Water Chute 1908

The tower in the picture was at the end of an aerial ride that carried passengers over the lake; the ride was closed and dismantled at the end of the 1911 season.

Caption For Great Yarmouth, Blackfriars Tower 1891

Blackfriars Tower had a distinctive D-shaped section, and was built around 1340.

Caption For Shipley, Market Place 1903

Work on a new Market complex began in 1956, and one feature of this is a clock tower where the hours are chimed by a mechanical man.

Caption For Colchester, Holy Trinity Church 1892

The west tower, the church's most important feature, is Anglo-Saxon of the mid 11th-century.

Caption For York, The Castle Gate C1885

The walls once surrounded both the castle and Clifford's Tower. The site of the old gate is now a car park.

Caption For York, The Cavalry Barracks 1886

The regimental museum in Tower Street has displays of medals, uniforms and weapons, and models showing the battles that both this and other Yorkshire regiments fought in many parts of the world, including

Caption For Kendal, Sizergh Castle 1896

The home of the Strickland family for 750 years, Sizergh was originally a 14th-century pele tower with 15th, 16th, and 18th-century additions and alterations, including a Tudor great hall.

Caption For Barlborough, Hall C1955

The ornate, lantern-towered and mullioned structure was built for Lord Justice Francis Rodes to a design attributed to Robert Smythson in 1584, and remains in private hands.

Caption For Jaywick, Brooklands Avenue C1960

Jaywick is divided from Clacton by a golf course and a Martello Tower. This became a popular holiday area after Jaywick Farm was sold following the farming recession of the 1930s.

Caption For Navestock, The Church C1955

The belfry, built in an interesting style found in several Essex churches, has a sloping tiled roof placed between the various stages of the tower. This is surmounted by a spire.

Caption For East Lulworth, St Andrew's Church 1894

Standing in the sylvan setting of Lulworth Park, the parish church of St Andrew's at East Lulworth has an impressive 15th-century tower that predates nearby Lulworth Castle.

Caption For Brent Knoll, The Village 1913

The church with its elegant 15th-century west tower is well worth visiting for its medieval woodwork, including the benches and roofs.