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Quernmore Park Hall lies just over a mile north of the village. A quern was a Roman hand-mill, and the moor behind the village had the ideal material to make these small mill-stones.

Moseley Hall was the medieval home of the Grevis family, but in 1891 the hall and its surrounding parkland became the property of the city.

Moseley Hall was the medieval home of the Grevis family, but in 1891 the hall and its surrounding parkland became the property of the city.

Trafford Park, and Trafford Hall in the park, was the family home of the Traffords and later the de Traffords from 1770 until 1870.

Its expenses were met by the subscriptions of the members, fees from letting others use the park, and an exhibition hall.

The Greswold family was the most distinguished in Solihull's history, and it was Humphrey Greswold who built Malvern Hall in the 18th century.

Vale Park was created in 1898 from the grounds of two previous estates, Liscard Vale Hall and The Woodlands.

Stag Lodge is one of the entrances to the grounds surrounding Cuerden Hall. Several local families have held the estate, including the Towneleys who built the present hall and an ornamental lake.

West Yorkshire is blessed with many fine Victorian parks. This one was acquired by the council in 1884 for £30,000 from Sir John Ramsden, who personally contributed £5,000.

Here we have a small paddle steamer on the Eccleston Ferry/Eaton Hall run.

The area at the front of the Market Hall became a favourite meeting place with its wide pavement, seats and sunny aspect. Proximity to the bus station kept this area busy.

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

This was the thatched lodge gate from the village street to the Hall. It dates from the 1840s, when Sir Henry Bunbury created the park around the Hall.

Raphael Park`s peace and quiet is ideal for taking baby for a promenade in a beautiful perambulator. This spot was part of the Gidea Hall Estate bought by Herbert H Raphael in 1897.

In 150 years it has just had two names, the Hall by the Sea and Dreamland.

Immediately north of the Town Hall there used to be a small park or square.

This Grade II listed building was built about 1824 for Thomas Hall, a West Riding magistrate from Castleford.

The Vespa scooter (centre right) has just passed the turning to the Park, marked by the 18th-century Park Corner and Willow Cottages on the right.

Now, holiday parks with modern amenities take up this land. Nearby stands Reighton Hall, which was built in 1735.

Overlooking Ferrybridge Road, Victoria Park was opened in time for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in 1897.

The area to the right is the edge of Debden Park - the grounds of Debden Hall that were landscaped in the late 18th century, possibly by the mighty Humphrey Repton.

Previously called South Street, this was redeveloped in the late 18th century. The 'Brick' building sited opposite the Boot and Shoe was erected in 1770 out of bricks not needed for the Cloth Hall.

The Hitchin Playhouse has been replaced by Burtons tailors, the first floor of which houses the Lucania Temperance Billiards Hall. I Pirkis & Son, decorators' merchants, have replaced Gatward's.

The design for this park cleverly concealed a mineral railway line, which crossed the park from Bank Hall Colliery (owned by the Thursbys) to join the mineral tramway, which served Rowley Colliery.