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It has the oldest dated bell in Sussex, 1369, which is of Dutch origin.A young girl waits patiently in the field for photographer to finish.

Shops and private houses of all dates surround the large Market Square.

Much of the town dates from between 1890 and 1939, and many of its residents were employed by the railway.

An old Ford Prefect and a motor scooter help to date the view.

The origins of St Nicholas' Church date back to the 12th century. It was built by Abingdon Abbey to cater for their lay servants, their tenants and passing pilgrims.

Jack Callow moved to Bates Lane in 1929, and here he opened a shop, which became known as Callow's Stores. We can see it in this photograph, down near the high wall, centre right.

The Library and adjacent buildings on the left are of more recent date than those on the right because there was a regular problem with flooding on this side of the road, caused by the local Bourne stream

The church has a chalice and paten dating back to the 16th century, and in its grounds stands the 10th-century cross of Irbic.

The brickwork on the first floor dates from 1654, and so does the sundial with the inscription 'I only count the sunny hours'.

This, constructed in 1564-66, pre-dated the canals in the north of England, where many people think the canal age started.

Parts of the original Norman church can still be seen, though much of the present cathedral dates from the 13th to the 16th centuries.

The Old House (left) dates from 1678, and it is a prominently sited example of English domestic architecture at its very best.

This handsome crescent dates back to 1826 and was originally intended to be part of a seaside resort known as Anglesey, developed by the Marquis of Anglesey.

The castle, which dates from 1282, was left to slide into decay following its siege during the Civil War in 1645. It held out for the king, and was thereafter slighted by Cromwell's men.

Even at this late date there were people advocating the 'dockisation' of the Avon, which would have resulted in the destruction of much of the natural beauty of the Gorge and the wholesale removal of Horseshoe

The foundation stone is dated 5 September 1789; this building replaced earlier churches on the site.

In the background is the Record Tower, which dates from 1258. The one hundred heads on the exterior are carved by Edward Smyth. It is now known as the Church of the Most Holy Trinity.

On the right, the house dated 1882 still stands at the corner of East Road, part of the High Town developments of the 1870s onwards.

Actually, this impressive stone circle dates from the Neolithic or early Bronze Age period, and predates the Celtic Druids by many centuries.

The church of St Mary the Virgin, standing on its mound on the edge of Romney Marsh and viewed here from the south-west, dates from the 13th and 15th centuries.

Dating from the end of the 13th century, technically it is not a castle at all, but a moated manor house, and it would have been very open to attack.

It has now had the plaster removed to reveal timber work, and is also dated to 1510.

The entire churchyard, and even the paths leading to the door, are all covered with tombstones, some of which date back to the 1600s.

Bullet marks on the lower part of the tower date from the period of the Civil War.