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Among documents preserved locally is a letter written by John Blair dated 7 November 1689.

Clarence Street dates probably from the time of the Georgian expansion of the town.

Studs on the road surface mark the only traffic crossing in Kettering at this date.

The original core of the White Lion—to the left of the picture—is thought to date from the 15th century.

The elegant five-bay north and south arcades are witness to this date.

The Post Office building dates from the 16th century.

Humphrey's Bakery, High Street, has been dated 1332.

Barclays Bank, which has by now replaced part of the terrace on the left, dates from 1924: it is a typical example of the pretentious architecture beloved of banks.

On the north side of the village green, the church dates from 1744, including the tower and spire, with additions for Lord Abergavenny made in the 1880s.

The Esso petrol pumps have gone, and the huts and the cottage on the right have now been replaced by a Total garage (the chimneys beyond belong to Ormuz Cottages, dated 1894).

The town's coat of arms with the motto 'Audaciter et Sincere' ('boldly and frankly') perhaps sum up the municipal desire to be modern and up-to-date.

Some of the material used in its construction dates from Roman times.

The earliest recorded date is 1080, when it was noted as an old Saxon church.

Standing in the shadow of a great chestnut tree and originally a posting and coaching house, The Royal Anchor Hotel (centre) dates from the time of Samuel Pepys, who found 'good, honest people' here.

Standing in the shadow of a great chestnut tree and originally a posting and coaching house, The Royal Anchor Hotel (centre) dates from the time of Samuel Pepys, who found 'good, honest people' here.

St Leonard's Church was built in 1878 on the site of earlier ones dating back to 1220.

He also built the quirky vestry hall, the library dated 1853 and a school nearby.

The cottages beyond are mid 19th-century, the outer ones bow-fronted, and much less grand than the six tall houses with bay windows extending up to the roof which date from the 1880s and are part of

Parts of the west gallery are now under the tower, and date to 1706 and 1726.

In the north-east chapel, the monument of Sir William Sharington, who died in 1553, is dated 1566; it is said to be one of the finest pieces of mid 16th-century decoration in England.

The local coastline is noted for Martello coastal defence towers, dating from the Napoleonic Wars.

This is pre- dated by the white building with jetties directly ahead on the corner - beneath the render it is almost certainly half-timbered.

The Red Lion dated back to at least 1792, when it was called Blackwater.

The first-floor bay window just visible beyond is dated 1876 in mosaic, and beside it is the entrance to the North Street Schools.