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Henry de Rokeby pulled down the old Norman chancel and rebuilt it in 13th-century style, adding an unusual tower (72131, opposite): early commentators believed that it was intended as a place

The nave and clerestory were added in 1489, and the final details - the chancel, tower and south porch - were added in the early 1500s.

By contrast, Argyle Street, belonging to a previous generation of building, had no green spaces at all, and the solitary tree that towered over the tenements of Sandyford is believed to have begun

During the Anglo-Saxon period the town was occupied at varying degrees of intensity, but the only physical reminder of these centuries is the fine west tower of Holy Trinity church, a mid 11th-century

The Congregationalists had already built their stone-fronted church in London Road with its twin Norman-style towers in 1850, designed by Charles Searle.

Behind loomed the chimneys and brew tower of Brakspear's brewery.

Queen Margaret's Bower is where her majesty kept vigil while James IV fought at Flodden.

This castle, since demolished, sits on Queen Eleanor's Bower. Legend says that she watched her husband win the Battle of Shrewsbury from here in 1403. Henry IV won that battle.

Chatsworth is then reached by way of Queen Mary's Bower.

With the introduction of the original 'Waverley' vessel in 1888, and boasting a 13-strong fleet by 1914, the 'White Funnels' of P A Campbell & Co were to establish their dominance in cross-channel travel

When this photograph was taken, Bower House was the home of the Ford Marketing Institute.

Nobody knows for sure why this delightful corner of the Forest is called Queen's Bower. The origins of the name are lost in the mists of antiquity.

Gun Hill takes its name from the Gun Inn, further up London Road at Bowers Gifford. The pub seen here—the Bull—is displaying a 'Sundays: No Coaches' sign.

The Bower House is a timber-framed hall house with a kingpost roof.The Tiger public house was once Church House—behind the brick façade it has a king post roof and a 15th-century hall.

The Bower House on the left is quintessentially a Sussex- style house with its attractive tile-hung upper elevation and small dormer windows in the roof space.

'I must admit I have often cast lustful eyes on Bowers Gifford's acres which I can see from my office window', said General Manager Charles Boniface.

Walter Bowers is driving the carrier's cart.

Pitsea lies to the north of Bowers Marshes.

Gun Hill takes its name from the Gun Inn, further up London Road at Bowers Gifford. The pub seen here—the Bull—is displaying a 'Sundays: No Coaches' sign.

The barns of Finlow Bower farm, so called after Richard Finlow, a tenant in the 18th century, can be seen on the right.

Walter Bowers is driving the carrier's cart.

Cuckfield Park was built by Henry Bower, a wealthy ironmaster, who died in 1588 and was buried in Holy Trinity church. The house is not open to the public.

There is still a stocks and whipping post at Havering-atte-Bower, and there has been since at least the 17th century, when they were destroyed by a mob.

This pub on the road to Havering-atte-Bower has retained much of its shape, although it is now brightly painted.