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The house dates back to at least 1587, though many builders have toyed with the original design in the intervening centuries.

Its narrow winding streets have a Dickensian feel, and but for the hum of traffic, it would be easy to imagine yourself back in more gracious times.

We have now crossed High Bridge and are looking back along High Street towards Stonebow. The two Georgian buildings behind the obelisk were demolished shortly after this view was taken.

Parts of the building date back to the 12th century. The wooden pulpit is three hundred and fifty years old.

A close-up showing the foundations of the original Chapter House dating back to the early 18th century.

Back in the Market Place, the clock tower is an architecturally undistinguished brick structure with a stone plaque telling us that its foundation stone was laid on 26 January 1899.

Here the Whitstable United Christians hold a beach gathering; on the sheet at the back it says 'Suffer little children to come unto me.'

Dating back to 1309 and rebuilt in 1403, the bridge is now preserved. Six of the arches are original; however, the central one was raised in 1822 to allow barges to pass through.

This view was taken looking up the Market Place; on the left was a three-gabled building, probably dating back to the Tudor period.

This is one of the dark, forbidding formations of rock that are to be seen along this coast.

This outstanding structure, which dates back to the beginning of the First World War and is a replica of its Venice namesake, connects the north and south quadrangles of Hertford College.

Tanks can be seen which date back from the original secret weapon of the First World War. There is also a permanent exhibition of Lawrence of Arabia memorabilia.

Basingstoke's role as an important market centre dates back to medieval times; it was established as a borough in 1622 when James I granted the town a charter giving it a weekly market and a twice-yearly

Records show that there were butchers here back into the 19th century, linking the area with its designation as the shambles on the edge of the market.

Basingstoke's role as an important market centre dates back to medieval times; it was established as a borough in 1622 when James I granted the town a charter giving it a weekly market and a twice-yearly

Perhaps they had already imbibed at the King William IV inn, a drinking house dating back to 1790 at the east side of the Square. Looking after children can be thirsty work.

Few can pass over the hump-backed bridge without pausing to get a better view.

Near the green (now a public garden) are some interesting old buildings including the White Lion Inn, parts of which may date back to the 17th century.

This pretty house sits back away from the road, and is the Warden's house for the Girl Guides Camping Ground.

This view, looking back towards the town centre, shows both the Congregational and parish churches.

Here we are looking back towards the way we came. In the centre the church stands above the distant houses.

This great sea wall and jetty dates back to the time of King Edward I, though stormy seas has meant its constant rebuilding and repair. Much of the present structure dates from 1825.

The east window has stained glass dating back to the late 1940s.

Before it was cut and constructed in the 1870s, traffic from the north-west and higher Salford had to wend its way through small back streets to reach the market and central Manchester (the Shambles).