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St Stephen's has a west tower with a spire and was almost entirely altered internally in the late Victorian period.

It was begun by William Conqueror, and it is his keep, the White Tower, that still dominates the scene.The moat was drained in 1843 and sown with grasses and shrubs.

The tower of the church had undergone substantial restoration six years before this photograph was taken.

Concealed from view is its 15th-century traceried window, but the 176-foot tower of the 14th-century church of St Mary's soars as a landmark above the surrounding cottages.

This photograph of the town was taken from the tower of St Thomas's church at the top of the High Street, depicting an elegant mix of Georgian houses, bow-fronted cottages and covered shop fronts.

The pub has lost its porch and the horse above it, but the early 14th-century tower of St Michael's still stands over the town.

The building dates back to the 1930s; soaring above it is the distinctive 182-ft high tower, visible from many parts of the city.

This view looks north along South Gate past the extraordinarily grandiose statue in its towering medieval-style spired canopy to a 19th-century MP, Henry Handley, which dates from 1850.

This church was built in 1294, and its tower was constructed in the 15th century. Its windows are fine examples of Kentish tracery. Five of its six bells were made by Joseph Hatch.

In the arena by the clock tower, Charlie and the Follies and the Jolly Jack Tars were popular concert parties every summer.

St Laurence's was destroyed by fire in 1827, but its ivy-covered tower remains.

Gorran Churchtown, a mile or so inland from Gorran Haven and nearly 300 feet above sea level, has a 15th-century church, the tower of which is an important mark for coastal shipping.

The tower of the National School is in the centre, the Bell crossroads are in the distance, and Roomes store will be built to the right of the photographer.

The church of St John and St Giles is a largely 12th-century structure with a much-maligned wooden bell-tower.

The old bell tower was also transformed into an attractive shingled spire. The village school can be seen next door, though the trees partly screening it have gone.

At St Helen's Church the corbelled, pinnacled and crocketed tower stands out in more ways than one: it seems curiously at odds, in size and style, with the rest of the church.

The early 14th-century tower of St Teilo's, Llantilio Pertholey stands squarely among the surrounding trees.

The tower has stone figures at the corners instead of pinnacles. The whole church was restored in 1872. The vicar in 1906 was the Rev John Brown.

The pitched roof to the tower has gone and street lighting shows an advance on the following picture (p. 60-61), here it is fluorescent!

As in so many views in the town and along the river, St Helen's parish church tower and spire are prominent.

Longdon's church, seen here behind the trees, has a tower and spire dating from the 14th century. Much of the rest of the building was replaced in the 18th and 19th centuries.

It has an embattled tower with a stair turret, and is built of red brick with stone mullions and quoins.

Even with its spikey pinnacles, the tower is unremarkable. The east end has been worked over more than once, firstly rebuilt in 1778, and then again in 1895.

It is a splendid example of High Victorian Gothic designed by Henry Woodyer, with a tower and spire 165 feet high.