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These Grade II* listed almshouses at Nos 10-13 Kingsbury Street stand opposite the south entrance to St Mary's. They were erected by Dr John Tounson, vicar of Bremhill, in 1682.

The poet John Skelton was rector here for a quarter of a century.

Woodmansterne Station, situated in Coulsdon, did not arrive until 1932 and, although some distance from the old village, it was an impor- tant factor in the development of new roads off Rectory

gave them the lordship of the manor of Hallgarth and a large collection of property, but also the right to collect tolls belonging to the manor, and the right (previously held by the Order of St John

This is St Mary's Parish Church, seen from the north-west, showing the two bays of the nave and aisles extended in 1860 (right).

In 1948, St John's Hospital for the aged and infirm came on site. A girls' hostel was added in 1972, and sheltered housing for the elderly was built in 1982.

The church of St John Evangelist was built in 1877 and is just in Sussex.

This lovely building is at the southern end of the High Street, in the former market place where the High Street meets Worcester Road and St John's Street.

Beyond Victoria Square the town expanded along Gateford Road and Carlton Road towards the railway station, which opened in 1850; it is stone-built in a Jacobean style.

In contrast to the picturesque qualities of St Andrews Old Church to its south, the late arrival has a not surprisingly metropolitan arrogance, as it was moved stone by stone from Well Street, close to

It is a curious contrast of building styles, ranging from the fine thatched stone house dated 1609 in the distance to the mundane brick of John Manners Ltd, now an engineering supplies store.

Off Moat Road is the former St Margaret's Anglican Convent. It was founded by the Rev John Mason Neale, who was among other things a prolific hymn writer, the author of 'O come, O come, Immanuel'.

East Bridge, at the eastern end of East Street (left), was built by J and T Gale in 1784 and has been widened.

It is faced in hard, local Mountsorrel granite, with alterations and the addition of a north aisle by William Parsons in 1842 (see St Mary's, Bitteswell).

The church of St Margaret's has a neatly clipped yew tunnel at the churchyard entrance. Inside is an elaborate monument to the memory of John Caryll, an ironmaster.

The church of St John the Baptist was built in 1898. The Onslow Arms is adjacent to the canal. The Sir Roger Tichbourne is a 16th-century inn that is now very popular with anglers.

Founded in 1136, on the site of St Mungo's Church of AD543, the Cathedral has gone through many times of peace and of strife.

The majestic 14th-century St Patrick's Church was not completed until after the Black Death, which wiped out half the village's population.

St John's church is on high ground overlooking the tidal river. It has a Norman flint-built round tower, and a shingled octagonal spire. It is one of the three Norman round towers of Sussex.

In medieval times the town also supported the Hospital of St John the Evangelist, founded in 1189 for a chaplain and twelve poor people.

In medieval times the town also supported the Hospital of St John the Evangelist, founded in 1189 for a chaplain and twelve poor people.

St Mary's Church, with a very fine two-bay 12th-century north nave arcade, lies to the south-east, along with the rectory and the Hall.

The dramatic 150 ft spire of this church dedicated to St Mary soars over the Tenby rooftops, and is reputedly the largest parish church in Wales.

East Bridge, at the eastern end of East Street (left), was built by J and T Gale in 1784 and has been widened.