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Rye is rich in medieval houses and quaint streets; the Landgate is the only surviving town gate of the original four; dating from 1329 or 1381, it had a portcullis and a drawbridge, and is a most imposing

The present building is later; it perhaps dates from 1904, when the name was shortened. It closed in 1974, and is now known as Marsh House.

Some of the fabric of Letchworth Hall dates from the late 1400s, but most is the result of subsequent restorations, particularly that of the early 1700s.

The oldest of three chests in St George's chapel is thought to date from the time of Wimborne's monastery and nunnery.

The red brick rectory dates from about 1810.

Roman remains are extant at Caldecott, but it is the later thatched and slated farmhouses, and rows of cottages (some with date panels) fronting onto the High Street which present a unified entity

Piccadilly Buildings on the left date from 1926. Little is changed in this view now, apart from the more stylish modern bus shelters.

On the left all the buildings are timber-framed, although several have later brick frontages: for example the grocer's shop, now Gavin Ashley's, is dated 1835.

Records show that St Lawrence stands on the site of a Christian church dating back to at least 1108.

The font is dated 1626, and the pulpit is also 17th-century. Unfortunately, the rood screen has been restored.

Amesbury dates back to at least 973; it is the nearest town to Stonehenge, and has a population of about 6,000. In 980, Amesbury Abbey was founded for Benedictine nuns.

Peveril Tower (left), later renamed Rockleigh, dated from the early 1890s and was built by Edwin Williams.

The building we see here is largely Elizabethan; we know from the local records that it was `new-builded` in 1597, but archaeologists have now worked out that some of the internal timbers date

The pair of cottages at the far left are dated 1870.

A number of sources quote Ampthill's parish church as being 10th century, without offering a precise dating.

The church is built of a grey sandstone; the scraping of the interior has left it somewhat dull, but relieved by the royal arms dated 1684 above the chancel arch.

Pevsner rightly refers to the house (extreme left) as the finest of its date in the county, designed by William Smith of Warwick in 1697 for Sir Roger Cave.

The first known reference to the chapel was found in a document of 1552, though the original structure probably dated back to the 14th century.

The main village was moved west and south of the Tilling Bourne and out of the park in the early 19th century, but the best buildings date from the 1850s.

The bridge on the left beyond the barge is a cast-iron one dated 1824 and built by the Wilts & Berks Canal Company - the ironwork was cast at Acramans of Bristol.

Slightly superior to many factory houses, with their small gardens, the terrace on the right has a dated stone on the second house: `Built in the year of AD 1897 Victoria`s Reign`.

At this date, the town's tramway system was still horse-drawn, and would remain so for another five years. The town'' cabs represented good value for money.

The neo-Georgian buildings around Central Circus clearly reflect that date, with the somewhat faceless super-cinema following a decade or so later.

The mill dates from the start of the 15th century, when it played its part in the growing weaving trade at that time. During the 1950s it was a popular riverside café.