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Caption For Grantham, Bee Hive Inn 1893

The name sign 'East Street' has been reused on a 1960s replacement for the buildings on the right, while beyond the Gothic-style school soars the 280 feet tower and spire of St Wulfram's.

Caption For Skegness, Lumley Road 1899

Here we look westward from the Clock Tower, a view taken before glass-roofed arcades were added to the buildings on the right when they became shops.

Caption For Skegness, Lumley Road 1899

charmingly rustic stone lion at the left has been replaced by a corner turret and all the buildings are now shops, many of which have been rebuilt, but the view is still terminated by the Jubilee Clock Tower

Caption For Lincoln, High Street C1950

The 11th-century tower of St Mary le Wigford church peers out amid the later commercial architecture.

Caption For Lumley Park, Castle 1892

Each of the four square corner towers is topped off with octagonal machicolated turrets, from which unpleasant things could be dropped upon the heads of unwelcome visitors.

Caption For Pluckley, Church 1901

It is situated in Britain's most haunted village, and the 'lady in white' has been seen at midnight throwing herself from the bell tower. Nearby is the 15th-century Black Horse Inn.

Caption For St Annes, Pier Entrance C1955

In the picture, though not clearly visible, is the statue of the lifeboatman, a towering figure, Lytham St Anne's lifeboat monument.

Caption For St Davids, Cross Square C1955

The early cross which gives the square its name is prominent here, but the top of the tower of St David's Cathedral can be seen beyond the buildings on the right.

Caption For Waldringfield, Mill Road C1965

This photograph was taken from the church tower looking north towards the main street. The post mill, which stood to the north of the cottage, was built in 1829 and demolished in 1912.

Caption For Dunham Massey, St Margaret's Church C1955

Originally there was a spire on top of that powerful tower, but this was removed in 1927.

Caption For Waterlooville, London Road C1965

To the north-west is the church of St George, rebuilt in 1970 with a concrete tower. The town is by-passed today, and the M27 is nearby.

Caption For Beer, The Village C1955

The spire was removed in 1962 after being weakened first by an exploding mine out at sea, and then by a lightning strike, leaving only the square-topped tower that we can see today.

Caption For Greenodd, Viaduct 1921

A windmill (right) towers above what appears to be two stacks of brushwood.

Caption For Chipping Campden, Old Campden House And Church C1955

The 120-foot tower of St James' dominates this view from the south-east. The church is notable for its 15th- century frontals, which are said to be the earliest set in the country.

Caption For Hitchin, St Mary's Church 1949

The war memorial commemorating the First World War fallen is visible by the church tower, but the adjacent wrought iron gate, railings and lantern have vanished, probably during the scrap metal drive

Caption For Tewkesbury, The Abbey 1893

Its great Norman tower is 132 feet high and 46 feet square, and dates from 1150.

Caption For Bakewell, Haddon Hall C1955

To the right is the tower of the chapel. Inside, every period of Haddon's long history is represented.

Caption For Chippenham, St Nicholas' Church, Hardenhuish C1960

According to Nikolaus Pevsner, the original design was spoilt by the addition of an arched window to the west of the Venetian windows, and the small west tower.

Caption For Bedale, St Gregory's Church And Village 1896

The church was restored in 1854, though the tower itself dates from the 14th and 15th centuries.

Caption For Bedale, St Gregory's Church And Village 1896

The church was restored in 1854, though the tower itself dates from the 14th and 15th centuries.

Caption For York, The Minster From The City Walls 1921

To the rear of the photograph, on the right of the Minster, stands the smaller tower of St Wilfred's Church, which was built in 1864 and still stands.

Caption For York, The Minster From The City Walls 1921

To the rear of the photograph, on the right of the Minster, stands the smaller tower of St Wilfrid's Church, which was built in 1864 and still stands.

Caption For Grantham, Bee Hive Inn 1893

The name sign 'East Street' has been reused on a 1960s replacement for the buildings on the right, while beyond the Gothic-style school soars the 280 feet tower and spire of St Wulfram's.

Caption For Northampton, St Peter's Church Norman Arch 1922

The tower was rebuilt in the 17th century, apart from the arch into the nave we see in this view of the interior.