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Sutton has one great asset which makes it a cut above other Birmingham suburbs - Sutton Park, which was given to the town by Henry VIII at the behest of local benefactor Bishop John Vesey.

The wonderful setting, deer park and views of the South Downs enhance its beauty. Little has changed here since Tudor times.

The wonderful setting, deer park and views of the South Downs enhance its beauty. Little has changed here since Tudor times.

The building looks just the same now as it did in about 1960; nowadays, part of it is a dance and arts centre, together with a tourist information centre.

Two identical versions of the fountain still survive in a Glasgow park and Pretoria city zoo in South Africa!

Opposite the parked car is now a petrol station, and to the right there is a convenience store and post office.

This graceful ornamental fountain was erected in 1875 at the southern end of Park Lane at the junction with Hamilton Place.

This graceful ornamental fountain was erected in 1875 at the southern end of Park Lane at the junction with Hamilton Place.

When the Cotton family commissioned Capability Brown to design a park in 1756, he cut a swathe through the village, separating the church and a couple of farms and cottages from the rest of the village

The ducks and geese forage for food near the bird-table in the foreground, whilst across the water perch the imposing residences of Roath Park and modern Cynwed.

As an illustration of just how far we have civilised ourselves over the past fifty years, consider the following: cycles are parked against the kerb and outside the cycle shop without security.

The National Provincial Bank on the right is now the post office, while the shops on the left have since been demolished to make way for a car park.

The car park, the gardener tending the flowers on the fountain, the well-used bench beside it - all these are signs of civic pride and the wish to attract visitors to the city.

In the mid 19th century, many middle-class residents of central Leeds began to move out to the north of the city near to the country estates of Beckett's Park and Hollin Hall, and Headingley became a rather

The quality of life for the inhabitants continued to improve with the provision of many fine public buildings and parks.

Despite the cars, though, the delivery men could still find a parking space to service the numerous, and sadly missed, local shops.

Queens Road, at the top of Park Street, was chosen as the site for both the City Art Gallery and the City Museum.

Weston Park also houses the City Museum and the Mappin Art Gallery. The museum contains a collection of cutlery dating from the 16th century and the world's finest collection of Sheffield plate.

This is very much an archive photograph, for only the bank on the left survives from 1890: Queen Victoria's statue, commemorating her Golden Jubilee of 1887, was moved to the abbey park in 1946, while

The area in the foreground is today a large amusement park.

A car park has now been added.

The magnificent Town Hall comes into view beyond Broadfield Park slopes, created from 1870 onwards.

This is one of the classic views of the Lake District; it is now used by the modern National Park Authority as its logo.

Stagenhoe Park to the north-east of the villages was the home of Sir Arthur Sullivan.