The MINSTER CHURCH OF Saint GEORGE, was designed by Sir Gilbert Scott and consecrated in 1858 to replace a relatively similar but much older church, dating from around 1200, which had been destroyed by a fire in 1853.

Built from magnesian limestone, its 170 ft high tower provides the most prominent local landmark. It is regarded as a magnificent example of Victorian neo-Gothic with great richness of detail and decoration.

Take a closer look at the Church and Churchyard, you may hear on a quiet day, the clock which does not have a face.

Nearby is the Clergy House, which is said to date back to at least 1786, and the site of the town's Roman wall beyond the East End of the Church.

Choose Your Media to Continue on the Trail

Cross back over Church Road, and head back down St George Gate to Baxter Gate, turn right and head back to the High Street.

The name Baxter Gate dates back to Roman times when it was known as ‘vicus pistorum’ - the street of bakers. It takes its name from ‘bakster or baxter’, an obsolete spelling of the word baker.

On the way, notice 24 and 25 Baxter Gate, which dates back to 1754.

Most of the buildings on the right-hand side of Baxter Gate date from the early 1900s, when the road was widened for the newly introduced trams.

At the end of Baxter Gate is the iconic Clock Corner.