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well as containing works by Gainsborough, Constable and Reynolds, the Art Gallery is also home to Hogarth's altarpiece from the church of St Mary Redcliffe, and Solario's Withypool Triptych, which is dated

The museum contains a collection of cutlery dating from the 16th century and the world's finest collection of Sheffield plate.

The Rose and Crown is dated to 1641. The town's main hotel, the Royal George, is mentioned in Mrs Gaskell's novel 'Cranford'.

At a later date, stone from the cloisters and the top of the tower (seen behind) was taken to build a farmhouse.

The Town Cellars, with a magnificent timber roof, date from the 13th century, and were the largest of their kind in Europe when they were biult.

The Oxford Union consists of various buildings in the style of the Gothic Revival which date back to the Victorian and Edwardian eras.

The Old Flushing Inn (the Flushing Tea Rooms, right) faced the Market Square; the building dates from the 15th century.

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

A grand south entrance was provided via these ornate wrought-iron gates crowned by the royal cypher and the jubilee date, 6 May 1935.

In the 18th century, fast flowing streams powered a variety of mills around the village, and many of its cottages date from this period, built to house an expanding work force.

On the left of the Memorial Hall is a record of Bentley's history, recalling important dates over the years - the thatch has now been replaced by tiles.

The company began in 1847, and the brewery tower dates back to 1869.

The brick tower of St Mary Magdalene's church dates from the 15th century.

There was a terrible fire in the town in 1591, so all the timber buildings in the town date from afterwards.

The fountain itself is a memorial to a local man, Christopher Bushell, and dates from 1882.

The tea house next door has by this date become Loxham's Garage, which has since been demolished. The tram tracks have gone, and cars and a bus have appeared.

Many of its cottages were built in the 17th century, and the Royal Oak is older, claiming a date of about 1502. A famous treat, which is still sold today, was Granny's Nettle Beer.

Replacing much smaller and increasingly inadequate local facilities dating back to the 1830s, the requisite funds came in from across the social spectrum.

Madeley Court dates from the Tudor period, and was the oldest building in the old village of Madeley (now a part of Telford).

On days of royal celebration, buns are thrown from the balconied roof; this tradition dates back to the coronation of George III.

The High Street has many interesting houses, some dating back to the 16th century. Over the years they have been repaired and re-fronted, making them look more modern than they really are.

The bridge is the Thetford Town Bridge, a cast-iron structure that dates from 1829.

Although fragments of the Norman abbey remain, the present abbey church dates from 1499, and was a prodigiously long time a-building: the nave was still roofless into the 17th century.

Ellington's church is mentioned in the Domesday Survey of 1086, but the oldest surviving part of the building dates back to the 13th century.