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In 1794 a very large barracks was built just north of the village; it was used to house militia during the Napoleonic Wars. After the First World War, the barracks were closed and demolished.

The Clergy House, a 14th-century timber-framed and thatched hall house, is in the care of the National Trust and is open to visitors.

Nearby stands Batemans, a 17th-century iron-master's house, the home of Rudyard Kipling for many years. Several fine period dwellings survive in the village.

This building also housed management dining facilities, the Social Club, and private meeting rooms.

A lone farm wagon trundles between the houses in a village built of local slate. Only some chimneys and window surrounds are finished in brick.

The imposing house over the entrance was home to the tunnel keeper. In the 1920s Harry Webb was the occupant; with three colleagues, he carved a new pulpit for Welton church.

The last house in the terrace was the master shipbuilder's house, now a pub. On the opposite side of the cottages is another almost identical row.

Opposite, however, the scene is intact, including the front wall of the White House (right), the gable-end of the Lodge, and at a dental surgery behind.

This is the view the big houses saw, with the new rows of houses which had helped to add nearly 50% to the town's population in ten years.

The estate in which the house stands is very beautiful, its heath and forest land described as a 'piece of Scotland south of the Tweed'.

Scotsborough House was the home of the Perrott family from c1300 to 1614, wherupon it became the home of Rhys ap Thomas.

The view of teh back garden across the moat, the Georgian chapel on the left and the Malt House on the right.

Here we see newer housing in a location on top of the Downs, amongst gorse bushes. Wooden sheds stand in the gardens.

When this photograph was taken, the richly pargetted Ancient House, which dates back to medieval times, was occupied by Fred Pawsey, selling books and stationery.

The site, however, now houses the town's general hospital on Victoria Road.

The house and shop were possibly built in the 1930s. The busy post office is also a Spar shop. Nearby is a nicely framed bus shelter.

This street, broad and uncluttered by traffic, is lined with Georgian and Victorian houses, and dominated by the splendid Victorian clock tower at the far end.

Admiral Malin occupied the house in 1854, but its ownership changed when a local racehorse dealer, Sir Richard Brooke, took over; he transformed the mansion by adding two wings and building historic

Admiral Malin occupied the house in 1854, but its ownership changed when a local racehorse dealer, Sir Richard Brooke, took over; he transformed the mansion by adding two wings and building historic fireplaces

The Coffee Tavern came into being around thirty years previously - in an attempt to provide people with an alternative to nearby public houses.

On the corner with St Stephen's Lane stands the Ancient House, a remarkable building which is probably the best surviving example of medieval pargetting - decorative plasterwork - in Britain.

The architecture is vaguely Dutch, in line with that of many East Anglian houses, with its double pitch roof.

Perhaps their parents are seeking a different kind of refreshment in the nearby Rising Sun public house.

This beautiful house, still privately owned, was built in 1760 and is little changed, although the ivy that covers the building here has now been removed.