Derby Cathedral.

The parish church of All Saints was founded as a collegiate church in about 943 AD.
It was rebuilt in the Gothic style in the 14th century. Nothing of the earlier Saxon church remains.
The tower was erected between 1510 and 1530.
In the early 18th ventury the church was in a state of disrepair and noone appeared interested
in paying for its repair, so the vicar decided to demolish the nave and chapels overnight.
The tower remained and James Gibb, the architect of St Martin-in-the-Fields in London,
was appointed to design the new church.
A choir (nearest to us) was added when the parish church became Derby Cathedral in 1927.

The resulting combination of Gothic tower and Renaissance church, two completely contrasting
architectural styles, is a surprising one for architectural historians.

The tower dominates the Derby skyline.