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It housed the county and assize courts and the meetings of the magistrates, and from 1972 until 1991, the Crown Court. It is now occupied by the Art Gallery and the Library.

Crowley even established an arbitration court at which workers had representatives. The court settled all matters relating to pay and working conditions.

The mid 12th-century Great Hall of Robert le Bossu survives in Castle Yard; up to modern times it has been in use as an Assizes Court and Crown Court.

The right side of this picture is now taken up by Natureland, whilst the Figure 8 switchback, the dodgems, the big wheel, the tennis courts and the North Shore Café (right) have all gone.

Further downstream and opposite Hampton Court, Molesey Lock is photographed from Riverbank, the busy A3050 along the Surrey bank of the River Thames.

The Strangeway Estate had been bought around 1859 for the purpose of building a gaol and these courts.

The impressive-looking Court House appears to be 16th-century, but it was in fact erected in 1849.

The police station and the magistrates' courts, behind the library, were designed by Frederick Gibberd and completed in 1959.

Compare this photograph of the tennis courts with that of 1895. The building in the centre is the Lowther Pavilion.

The door, two-seater sofa, tables and chairs give us a clue as to just how large the palm court was.

Here we see another view of this superb building, this time showing a more expansive view of the gardens and tennis court.

Five of Henry's wives lived here at some point; Anne Boleyn spent her honeymoon at Hampton Court during its construction.

The main castle gateway was used as a court and prison in 1274; the castle last saw action in 1643 in the Civil War. The Court House was restored and became the Castle Hotel.

The photograph shows the rear of the red brick master's house of c1725, which was originally of two stories until a third was added around 1835, backed by a neat garden and tennis courts.

This scene is almost timeless, for the small courts behind the fishermen's cottages are still the only places to hang out the washing to dry.

The door, the two-seater sofa and the chairs give us some indication of how very large the Palm Court was.

The etching on the windows, 'Magistrates Room' and 'Solicitors Room', reminds us that the Magistrates' Courts were also housed here for many years.

The gardens are now looked after by the corporation; they feature two fountains, which are replicas of those at Hampton Court, as well as superb floral displays.

This view shows the river to the south of Bakewell, around the Granby Court area. The recreation ground is in the distance. Note that even then a board prohibiting cycling was prominent.

Here we see Trumpington Street, with Corpus Christi College's entrance to New Court (built in 1825 by William Wilkins) on the left. Just beyond is St Botolph's, one of Cambridge's medieval churches.

Looking down towards St Andrew's Street, with First Court, the oldest part of Christ's College, in the distance. The Capital and Counties bank (now Lloyd's) and Post Office are in the foreground.

Trinity College's Great Court, built between 1593 and 1615, is the largest university quadrangle in Europe.

The park also has tennis courts, bowling greens, cricket pitches, flower gardens and a miniature railway: all the requirements for 1920s healthy outdoor leisure.

The park also has tennis courts, bowling greens, cricket pitches, flower gardens and a miniature railway: all the requirements for 1920s healthy outdoor leisure.