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Much of the land here was once the grounds of the manor house - the park and the gardens.

This is the reverse view along Par Green, looking west. It is mostly a residential street, illuminated by gas lamps at this date; but there is a group of shops on the right.

This photograph was taken around lunchtime, and parked cars are beginning to congest the scene.

The car park has disappeared with the building of flats and shops. But the shop on the right has survived, albeit with the loss of its decorative railings.

A final view of the Park with plenty of activity around the paddling pool, but with no one in it.

Prior to the advent of mass car ownership cycling to the park was an even more popular option than today. With so many bicycles present this busy scene is more reminiscent of Oxford or Cambridge.

This Tenterbanks part of the college was begun in 1937, but the shell of the building was requisitioned by the military and was used as a store by the Americans during the war.

Seacox Park has a magnificent collection of trees and shrubs.

Not far away are Chelwood Vachery, a re-created hall-house originally called Trimmer's Pond, and Kidbrooke Park, a much altered and decorated house with gardens laid out by Repton.

The pump has been replaced with a car park.

It is also the boundary of Cranbury Park, the Chamberlayne family estate. Note that mature trees separate the footway from the roadway.

The cars add a nostalgic note with Morrises, Fords and Austins parked alongside the pavements.

Inside, there are many monuments, including a number of interesting tablets of the Georgian period to members of the Calley family of Burderop Park.

Little change to the Star but its car park has been extended, and a new restaurant has appeared - since demolished and replaced by an even bigger eatery.

The Spinney, as the manor house of the parish of Sully, was sold at auction in 1938 as part of 164 acres of land that included Sully Island.

Moss's warehouse has gone, and the land has become a car park. The white-faced building, to the right of the church, is the recently built Church House.

Perhaps the most interesting thing about this photograph is the parked car on the right.

Children pose for the camera in the park below Alexandra Palace, which was named after the Princess of Wales, the future Queen Alexandra.

A car park now takes up much of the grassed area, and the unit is now known as Corby Community Hospital.

The practise prevails into the 21st century, although the site has moved from the Market Place to the car park of a local supermarket.

The lorry and tractor are parked casually - perhaps the owners are drinking at the Chequers, or visiting Lloyds Bank (left); a postman is delivering letters (right).

The site of the cottage is now an open space for parking, and houses have been built on the left side of the lane.

The car park indicated at the corner of Mill Lane (left) was on the site now occupied by Safeways.

From peaceful Arlington our route passes Arlington Reservoir before heading south to cross the A27 to Drusilla's Park, one of Sussex's major tourist attractions.