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Abbot Lichfield, who built the Bell Tower, did not enjoy his creation for very long. Evesham Abbey was dissolved by Henry VIII in 1539 - the same year that the tower was completed.

We are looking in the opposite direction from 72955 (pages 52-53) along the Esplanade, with the tower of the town church of Holy Trinity to the left of the clock tower. A

This view shows the entrance to the harbour dominated by the 95 ft-high Chaine memorial tower, a nineteenth-century reproduction of a round tower.

From the avenue lined with lime trees the eye is drawn eastwards to the 162-foot high tower of St John the Baptist's, the tallest tower in Gloucestershire, containing a ring of twelve bells with the

Tradition alleges that Mr Peterson incurred the wrath of the Admiralty for putting a light at the top of his tower.

The tower of Newbury's splendid parish church can be seen from various vantage points around the town.

The Deanery Tower 1922 When the Deanery Tower was built in the latter part of the 15th cen- tury by Suffolk's Archdeacon, William Pykenham, it was supposed that it would be the gateway to a palace

This view shows the tower of St Peter's Church from the now much-municipalised Reading bank. The church tower was rebuilt in 1878.

This view, until 1886 concealed by houses, shows the tall, elegant west tower of the parish church now dominating St Mary's Butts.

This tower was once linked by a chain to Barker's Tower on the opposite side of the river to stop craft entering the city without paying a tax.

North Pier and the Tower were great successes.

This magnificent building dates from the 12th century, and the splendid tower was built in the early 15th century.

The 15th-century grey tower of St Mildred's Church, with its bold crocketed pinnacles, dominates the centre of this small town, which stands 322 feet above sea level; it was formerly used as a beacon

The original heart of this sprawling village, the battlemented tower is the complete surviving remnant of the medieval church.

This tower was once linked by a chain to Barker's Tower on the opposite side of the river to stop craft entering the city without paying a tax.

The tower is topped off with a small spirelet, which can just be made out. In 1318 a Scots raiding party attempted to destroy the tower by setting fire to it.

The conspicuous tower of St Margaret's has long been used as a landmark by mariners negotiating Bideford Bar at the entrance to the Torridge estuary.

Magdalen College from the Bridge 1938 During the Civil War Royalist forces defended Magdalen Bridge by throwing rocks from the top of the bell tower down on the heads of Parliamentarians below

In 1695 many had a narrow escape when the bell tower collapsed during an energetic ringing session serenading a visit by William III.

Looking more like two churches than one, Ormskirk's parish church is unique in the north for having both a tower and spire.

A little church with a large tower, it is dedicated to St Cadoc, but it is said to have been founded by St David.

The top of the tower of this 13th-century church is five hundred feet above sea level, and was used as a lookout point in both world wars. An earlier medieval tower was destroyed in a storm in 1637.

The 11th-century Saxon tower of St Michael's Church is clearly seen on the right of Cornmarket Street. Until 1771, the North Gate of Oxford spanned the Cornmarket beside this tower.

The Free Church, with its imposing clock tower, lies to the right of this picture. This is a busy road for both cars and pedestrians.