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Caption For Northallerton, North End C1960

In the background on the left is All Saints' parish church, a stately building restored in 1884, but featuring a fine 15th-century tower.

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 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 St Annes, Clifton Drive South 1914

Churches abound: on the left rises the tower of St Thomas's, to the right that of the Methodists.

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 Eastleigh, Market Street C1965

The Wilts & Dorset Bank building is in the distant centre, towering over the roof of the parish church at the far end.

Caption For Oxford, All Souls College And The Radcliffe Camera 1890

The tower displaying the college arms was designed by Hawksmoor. The Radcliffe Camera is one of the reading rooms for the Bodleian Library, its dome an outstanding landmark on the city's skyline.

Caption For Wednesfield, High Street C1965

The balustraded tower of St Thomas' church provides a nice focal point here. Originally built in 1750, it was so badly damaged by fire in 1902 that it had to be rebuilt.

Caption For Fonmon, The Castle 1899

The castle was founded in c1200, and the initial design is thought to have comprised two round towers, a square keep and a curtain wall.

Caption For Overton, St Mary's Church C1960

The pinnacled tower of Oakley church has a sturdy staircase turret, a fine Tudor doorway, and a memorial window to William Warham, a local boy, reputedly born at nearby Malshanger House, who

Caption For Barningham, 1922

The church is still in service and stands in the park, although the nave and tower have been ruinous since the 1600s.

Caption For York, The Multiangular Tower C1885

The lower part of this strange structure is Roman; it was the west corner of the Roman fort. The upper part is 14th-century. Inside, there is a small ruined tower.

Caption For York, Bootham Bar C1950

The public house on the right is the White Horse; the statue of a horse can be seen rearing above the Tower Ales sign. Towards the bar old stonework still remains, with a sign for Pullman's Coaches.

Caption For Maltby, Parish Church C1965

Though the west tower with its distinctive recessed spire is said to contain masonry older than Roche Abbey, the rest of St Bartholomew's dates from 1859, when it was rebuilt to a design by P Boyce.

Caption For Windsor, The Castle From The River 1895

Frith's photographer could not resist one of the most photographed views along the Thames: Windsor Castle on its cliff-top towering above the town and river.

Caption For Oxford, Carfax Tower 1922

The medieval Carfax Tower belongs to St Martin's Church, the rest of which was demolished in 1896. Boffin's was replaced in 1931 by a Martin's Bank, now the Abbey National.

Caption For Ollerton, Thoresby Hall, The Great Hall C1955

This view in Anthony Salvin's towering Great Hall was taken just before the last Earl Manvers, the sixth earl, died in 1955.

Caption For Astbury, Church C1955

This picture gives some indication of its style, with its tower and spire almost totally separated from the main body of the church.

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 St Blazey, Church And Cottages 1893

This is a delightful view of the 15th-century church, which has a plain tower without pinnacles. The cottages have small gardens, walled enclosures, sheds and washing lines.

Caption For St Blazey, The Church C1965

The granite tower has a small niche below the window on the second stage.

Caption For Chepstow, Town Gate 1936

It was then that Roger Bigod III built the town wall, which was some 1200 yds in length and had a number of semi-circular towers.

Caption For Oakham, The School Chapel C1955

This view is from the church tower. The gate in the wall opposite the church gate was not there in the 1927 photograph.