People can step back in time and see the changing face of Rochester High Street if they pop along to Eastgate House.

Visitors to the Elizabethan town house can learn more about the high street’s rich heritage by seeing an exhibition of photographs from the early 1900s to the 1970s, which are currently on show.

The exhibition, Looking Back Along Rochester High Street, has been produced in partnership with Medway Archives Centre, Strood.

Eastgate House is open from Wednesday to Sunday, 10am to 5pm with last admission is at 4.15pm and the exhibition will be open until Saturday, July 7 and entry is free with admission to Eastgate.

After having a look at the photographs, history lovers can head along to The Guildhall Museum, to discover more about the Medway’s heritage and the Knights Templar at the Legacy and Legend exhibition being staged there.

This free exhibition will shed a little light on the legendary group, as well as bring their story home to the Towns.

The exhibition will be open until December, from Tuesdays to Sundays, 10am to 5pm.

Bookings are also being taken for guided tours of Eastgate taking place on Sunday, July 8, between 11am and 3pm. After the tours visitors can enjoy tea and cake in the 17th century meeting room.

It costs £12 per head and advanced booking is essential. To book call 01634 332700, in person at Eastgate House reception (Wednesday to Sunday 10am-5pm) or email eastgate.house@medway.gov.uk

Eastgate House reopened to the public last year after a £2.1m revamp.

The building, off Rochester High Street, is famous for references in Charles Dickens’ novels, such as The Mystery of Edwin Drood.

Built in 1590, it was originally the home of Sir Peter Buck a senior officer at the Royal Tudor Dockyard. It was also a Victorian boarding school for girls.