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The royal connections with this park probably go back further that with other parks, beginning with Edward I (1272-1307), when the area was part of the Manor of Shene; the name was changed to Richmond

Further down, Esso Royal Daylight Oil and Calor Gas are advertised. Was this part of Alec Bilsdon's business?

The diminutive building just beyond it, at the other corner of Donegall Place, was now the Royal Hotel, but it had been built by Lord Donegall as his town house.

This was the home of the Fraser family of artists, whose work was exhibited at the Royal Academy.

The central doorway is now blocked, and the cornice has the royal arms of Henry VII.

The bas-relief friezes along the front of the building represent four royal visits to Liverpool.

During the First World War Hemel Hempstead was the base for the Royal Artillery. The 5th Company of the London Brigade was based in Gadebridge Park, with its headquarters in the Town Hall.

The West Riding Union Bank on the left (later Barclays) replaced the Royal Hotel. In the middle on their own island site was Fletchers the grocers.

Tor Royal and Foggintor provided stone for the building of the prison, while King's Tor and Swell Tor quarries produced the corbel stones for London Bridge, some of which can be seen, unused, near

The 17th-century screen bears the Royal arms of James I and those of the Fortescue family, lords of the manor, whose 15th-century manor house rose behind the church.

The College was abolished by Papal Bull in 1463, but this decision was reversed in about 1470 after the college gained royal favour from Edward IV.

Further royal charters were also granted to Hemel Hempstead, but these mainly related to matters concerning the manor.

Wallasey Corporation favoured names of flowers: the snub-nosed 'Royal Iris' was among the 1955 fleet, and names from the past include 'Bluebell', 'Snowdrop', 'Pansy', 'Rose' and 'Thistle'.

The Royal Commercial Hotel can be seen behind it. The river is still there today, running under Penny Street and Salford.

The Royal Exchange dominates Exchange Street, which starts where the square becomes narrower.

When it was eventually filled in, the site of the dock was occupied by the headquarters of the Mersey Docks & Harbour Board, the Cunard Building and the Royal Liver Insurance Building.

The Royal Oak (now the Halifax Bank) was rebuilt in 1903. All this, together with Charles Wren's new fish shop in 1905, helped give the town centre a fresher and more modern face.

Opposite Alexander House was once the Royal Cinema.

After declaring the park open, the Prince visited a bazaar held to raise money for the new Royal Southern Hospital; he later watched 'horse-leaping' on the Parade Ground.

By the mid 1950s much had changed, and the front of the Angel and Royal Hotel indicates the reason (see G43032 and G43099).

It changed to white shirts and black shorts and socks in 1909 and in 1911 to the familiar royal blue shirts and white shorts.

During the Great War, both 'Lynx' and 'Gazelle' served as Royal Navy minesweepers, 'Gazelle' taking part in the Dardanelles campaign.

The Royal Botanic Society of Glasgow was founded a year later; the first botanic gardens were at Sandyford, but they moved to their present site in 1839- 42.

We can see the Carpenters Arms pub and Thames House behind it on the right; the former was demolished to make way for the present Henley Royal Regatta headquarters building, an exciting design by Terry