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Lowther, was founded by the 'white canons' of the Premonstratensian order at the end of the 12th century, but it was dissolved, like so many others, in 1540.This photograph shows the imposing west tower

The stars and stripes flag is flown from the church tower every 4 July. Warton is a beautiful and thriving village, with a history going back to prehistoric times.

The memorial shelter and clock tower were erected to the memory of G W Brown by Mr Whymper in 1902. We cannot see the clock; it was made by J R Ingram of St Ives.

A substantial remodelling of the town took place during the 19th century - the Town Hall, with its Tuscan porticos and fine bell tower, was built at that time.

The weatherboarded Chequers pub is tucked away in a corner of the dog-leg at the top of the village street, with the early 15th-century church tower rising above the surrounding tiled roofs.

In the background at the top of the hill we can see the tower of the parish church of St Cuthbert, which replaced the original now ruinous church of St Mary on the famous Panorama Walk.

Also gone was the old Conduit: it was moved in 1939 to Tower Gardens. A more functional traffic island had replaced it and the age of the zebra crossing was under way.

St Mary's Church, just visible amongst the trees, was rebuilt with a tower after the steeple fell off the original building in 1792.

St Andrew's is unique in having a peal of 5 bells in the mediaeval west tower and a second peal of 8 bells in the Victorian east tower.

The unusual octagonal tower topped by its elegant spire forms the backdrop to many views of the ancient market town and capital of the Peak.

In the background stands the church of St Mary the Virgin - its flint tower dates from the 15th century.

The Church of St Just has a 15th-century tower which was built to hold a light for shipping. This may have helped local boats, but the nearby Dodman Point claimed many ships.

On the horizon, in the right distance, we can see the tower which stands at the summit of the Heights of Abraham, which today can be reached by cable car.

From the south and south-west, the minster's twin towers, set against a backcloth of Colehill trees, dominate the skyline and dwarf the rooftops of ordinary buildings.

The church of St John, centre left, is Norman in origin, but has a later octagonal tower and pyramidal roof. G E Street restored the church in 1860-61.

Consecrated in August 1830, St Peterís church is built in brick and stone; it consists of chancel, nave, north and south porches, and an eastern tower with a spire containing a clock and six bells

The 17th-century tower contains four bells. It is unusual that the rood-screen and loft are still in place – the rood loft is one of the two in Hampshire that survived the Reformation.

St Peter's Church, almost entirely rebuilt in the 1770s by Thomas Lumby in partly scholarly Gothic, although a cheery Strawberry Hill Gothick breaks out here and there, particularly in the west tower

At the heart of Southampton lies the Civic Centre, with its council offices, law courts and art gallery.The building dates back to the 1930s; soaring above it is the distinctive 182-ft high tower

This posed picture shows the lower part of the village.The 15th-century tower of the village church is peeping out on the skyline on the left.

The 120ft tower was completed in 1459; stone for the building was landed at a quay specially built at the bottom of the hill.

In 1913, the castle was overrun with actors rather than sheep as Marten`s Tower and the Main Gatehouse looked down on the making of the film Ivanhoe.

This view of the golf course and clubhouse from one of the lakes shows the old mansion in the background, with the tower that forms the entrance to the courtyard visible to the right of the

Marsh Windmill is a large Fylde-type brick tower mill with four patent shuttered sails and a fantail. Dated 1794, it worked until 1922.