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By the 20th century, Goudhurst has quietened down considerably compared to earlier times, when the iron smelting and cloth making industries were at their peak.

The Lychgate, c1520, is a half-timbered cottage by the churchyard with an upper floor extending above.

Described by Pevsner as 'a crazy display.... like a Harrogate hotel', it became Caldicote Towers School in 1891, and then Rosary Priory in 1926, after being acquired by the Dominican Congregation of

His estate was confiscated by the Crown and later given to Margaret Tudor and her husband the Earl of Lennox. Their son married Mary, Queen of Scots.

The station approach became a sort of square, finally embellished by the Clock Tower.

Oliver Cromwell briefly used it as his headquarters during late July and early August 1648 when his forces and those of Major-General John Lambert were operating in the area against the Royalists led by the

The windmill tower, here derelict, belonged to Edlesborough Mills, which also had a water-wheel powered by the stream. The windmill tower is now restored and part of a house.

The cottages and trees in New Inn Street are overlooked by the parish church (right). Lewesdon Hill, topped by beech trees, was given to the National Trust in 1943.

Hodges Garage (in the distance, behind the bus entering Market Square) has since been demolished, and the Castle Hotel (by the street lamp on the right) has also closed.

We are looking down Castle Hill, by the wall of Lancaster Castle. St Mary's Parade is to the left, going up to the church. The Judge's Lodgings are at the bottom of Castle Hill down the lane.

By the look of the boarding plank and the amount of seating, he is more likely to be a ferryman.

Behind the willow (left of the bus shelter) was the residence of the nurse employed by the Iveagh Estate - the brass nameplate is still on the door.

Lord George Cavendish rebuilt the house in 1840 to a design by the then Earl of Burlington, later Duke of Devonshire; this design closely resembled the original building.

Recent archaeological investigations by The National Trust have revealed an arc of at least 15 stones buried in the circle itself.

Following the death of the owner, the site was acquired by the town and first opened to the public in 1960.

The buildings that run on down Abbey Street have long since been demolished and replaced by The Abbey Centre and a new leisure complex.

It looks peaceful enough, but it is just two miles from the coast, and down by the dunes the sea blows unrelentingly.

Dinder House was built in Georgian style by the Rev William Somerville in about 1800. It is now the headquarters of Shoon, an international company marketing clothing and footwear.

The battery of six 18-pounders was presented to the town in 1745 by the Duke of Cumberland. Queen's Street is in the middle distance, and the lighthouse to the right.

Situated in the Aldershot Park estate (bought by the council in 1920 for £21,000), it was originally a lake; it was drained, and dressing rooms and lawns were added, costing £20,000.

There is now a fountain by the library entrance, and opposite there are parks. Southampton did not become a city until 1964, after a royal charter was granted.

A new dock was authorised by Act of Parliament in 1881 and was opened in 1882, partly paid for by the Great Northern Railway, who extended a branch line to it.

The 1819 churchwardens took no chances: it was built inland, the original medieval one having been washed away by the sea.

Almost swallowed up by the caravan sites to the east that merge Mablethorpe with Sutton on Sea, Trusthorpe clings to some independence.