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both places; but I very much doubt if 'old salts' would recognise the Portsmouth of Charles Dickens and Captain Marryat…in the new, smart, red-bricked Portsmouth, with its magnificent barracks, park

Today the square has regrettably taken on a more regimented appearance, with a regularised car park behind concrete bollards, but it is, in its essentials, little changed.

both places; but I very much doubt if 'old salts' would recognise the Portsmouth of Charles Dickens and Captain Marryat…in the new, smart, red-bricked Portsmouth, with its magnificent barracks, park

In 1954 the old railway station buildings (where the car park is today outside the Albany) were replaced by the present booking office on London Road, and the platforms moved up to the other side

As we can see from all the parked cars, petrol is flowing again after wartime rationing.

Henry Sudell, the last of the family to live in Blackburn, enclosed Woodfold Park, and built the Hall there.

As we can see from all the parked cars, petrol is flowing again after wartime rationing.

The church is opposite the entrance to Astle Park, some way from the station and shops, and the Dixon Arms, which used to provide a focal point, has recently been demolished to make way for yet

An anonymous offer of £20,000 had been received, which would enable part of the land to be bought for the National Trust.

In 1905 the Edwardian Falinge Park was opened north of Rochdale centre.

Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone opened a Methodist church in Langdon Hills, and in the following year the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester visited Kingswood Junior School, officially opened Gloucester Park

The aristocratic landowners, the Stanleys of Alderley, sold up in 1938, and their park is now occupied by the research facilities for the pharmaceutical firm, Astra Zeneca.

Queen's Park took the lead in forming the Scottish Football Association in 1873.

At one time the High Street stretched to the west, to the south of Gadebridge Park, when the land there formed the grounds of the Bury.

The exciting Festival Leisure Park has a wide mix of attractions including a multiplex cinema, a huge ten pin bowling centre, an indoor tennis and fitness centre, nightclubs, family entertainment

old town was also increasingly surrounded by rows and rows of terraces in Pitsmoor and Hillsborough to the north, in Walkley and Crookes to the west, in Sharrow and Heeley to the south and Park

Infants' classes were later added to the school, and in 1874 a new school for boys was built in Aughton Street, adjoining what is now Park Road.

Going back to the beginning of the 19th century, Loakes Manor together with its park was sold in August 1798 to the Right Honourable Robert Smith, Lord Carrington, a prosperous banker and friend

The housing complex also provided the overall community with all of its needs, including shops, public houses, a public park, churches, and even a farm, which allowed it to become an independent community

(Robert Cook) Modern jets are parked up on the Luton tarmac; it is hard to imagine that this was once Eaton Farm.

West One consists of 500 apartments with restaurants, cafes and bars underneath; Royal Plaza boasts a 24-hour concierge service, underground parking and a central garden area.

Of course, private parties and firework displays lit up the sky for an hour or two, but within the town itself the event was marked solely by a countdown clock in the Market Square.

The housing complex also provided the overall community with all of its needs, including shops, public houses, a public park, churches, and even a farm, which allowed it to become an independent community