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From the 16th-century tower of St Andrew's Church, established by monks from Bridlington some 900 years ago, we see the bridge over the Swale and the white Bridge Inn (centre). 17th-century cottages stretch

with the River Darent running through it and under the 15th-century humpbacked bridge (seen here behind the horse and cart) alongside a ford; it possesses an assortment of Tudor brick and timbered cottages

The pub fronts Main Street, sitting prominently at the junction of Cosby Road and Station Road, and appears to be the bad conversion of a former row of cottages.

Standing on the site of what were once three fishermen's cottages, the Hesketh Arms was originally called the Black Bull.

This view, looking north towards the entrance (in the Alton Road), shows several cottages built of chalk, some of which have since been demolished.

At the far end of the left-hand row of houses we can just see the gable end of the Cottage Hospital, built in 1874 by Bell Brothers for the casualties inevitably arising from the local ironstone mining

The single-storey cottage has been converted to changing rooms for the sports field. At the corner of the metal fence is the village sign, unveiled by Bill Heffer.

The pub fronts Main Street, sitting prominently at the junction of Cosby Road and Station Road, and appears to be the bad conversion of a former row of cottages.

Beneath all this timber-framing, turrets and fancy brick chimneys is an 18th-century cottage.

Linden House, a later 19th- century insertion on the right with gabled upper windows, dwarfs the late 18th-century cottages to its right.

Beyond are cottages which were at one time the parish poorhouse, where the worthy poor made lace and baked bread.

The Henry Cottages next door still stand, and only the two small houses on the extreme right have been transformed - they are now one building with a bow window on the ground floor.

This timber-framed Tudor cottage originally occupied a site in Malden Road (now the Broadway) closer to the main crossroads, but it stood in the way of the eventual widening of the street.

Now, the level of the road was raised to prevent flooding of the cottages on the far side.

different this quiet little place might have been had the potential been developed from the chalybeate spring, discovered in 1807 where the road leads out of the village to Stow, as inscribed on Spa Cottages

Note that some of the cottages in this row appear to be thatched only on the street side. On the left, the Wheatsheaf Inn is just out of shot.

The flamboyant thatch of a former infants' school was turned into a cottage orne by Matthew Knight in 1881; at the turn of the century it was the home of the local headmaster, John Charles Bucknall.

This shows the Cottage Loaf as tea rooms, for which purpose it was built in 1930.

In 1835 it was moved from its position near the Workhouse, but it has now been rebuilt in its original site opposite Pound Cottages in Common Lane to the north east of the town.

Tree Cottage appears to be a substantial property, possibly the home of a senior agricultural worker or land agent.

Most of the buildings on the left survive, with the pantiled building behind the white cottage much altered and now the village shop, 'Ram News'.

Acacia Cottage is still the first house on the right. This is still Main Road.

The cottages on the right-hand side are constructed from building materials taken from the castle ruins, as is the case with many other properties in the town.

The cottage Fiddlers Folly on the left is now largely rebuilt. All else survives except the shop-in-a-shed.