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Ulterior motives were suspected since the new public status of the land would prevent a proposed road scheme near his house; still, the Council expressed their gratitude, and called it Rosebery Park

HRH Princess Marie Louise opened the park in April 1935 to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of King George V - the plaque stating this information is on the side of the cafeteria.

This view looks west from the same viewpoint as F69010, past the half-timbered lodge built in 1900, towards Bishop's Park proper in the distance.

Immediately south-east of the town is Tring Park, its park now bisected by the A41.

This open space was created as a car park in 1921 by demolishing a cottage. The single-storey extension to the pub also dates from 1921, when Hiskey Golding was the landlord.

(Sheffield City Council Planning Department) The view over the part of the city centre from the tower of the town hall in 1969 towards the Hyde Park flats (left background) and Park Hill flats (centre

Along the Tring Road, the late 19th century saw the arrival of factories and the cemetery seen in earlier views, and also housing developments such as the Edwardian Queen's Park or the 1890s Victoria Park

One of the earliest buildings in the Albert Park estate was the Grammar School, fronting the Cresent east of the park.

Ever since Bishop Vesey gave the Park to the people of Sutton 'in perpetuity' the inhabitants have guarded it jealously, but when Simon Luttrell applied to Parliament in 1756 to enclose part of

The park gates were on Pytchley Road.

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.

This is downstream beyond the 1813 Ouse bridge to the Embankment area, with a view of the parks and gardens mostly laid out during Joshua Hawkins's mayoralty in the 1880s.

Situated behind the Palais de Dance, off Humberstone Gate, and incorporating an early supermarket and ten pin bowling facility, the six levels of Lee Circle car park were intended to relieve the city

Bounded by Gosmoor and Charlton Roads, Priory Park was a favourite spot for picnics and Sunday afternoon strolls down to the banks of the River Hiz close to Brick Kiln Lane, Charlton, which runs behind

A Morris 12 is parked beside the first lime tree (left) and Riley 9 is parked beside the bus-stop (right of centre).

This view is in Homefield Park north-east of Steyne Gardens, and looks towards the Homefield Road gate; the chimney of No 42, one of the road's 1880s houses, can be seen between the trees and Thurlow

In 1863 the mayor, J R Chanter, had created a small park from reclaimed land. Then, in 1879, William Rock, a local man who went to London and made a fortune, returned home to improve Barnstaple.

Both horse and cart and motor car are parked outside Wealden Hall House; at the time of the photograph it was trading as the Post Office, and advertising itself as selling 'Drapery, Outfitting, Grocery

A smart two-seater convertible is parked outside the imposing Barclays Bank, which had been built in 1910 as the Boston & Spalding Bank.

Buxted Park is north-east of Uckfield; the medieval parish church, dedicated to St Margaret of Scotland, a rare dedication, sits in isolation in the park near the mansion, Buxted Place.

Moor Park was always a popular place for children, and I bet our young ladies in the picture had had a smashing time.

Moor Park was always a popular place for children, and I bet our young ladies in the picture had had a smashing time.

The nearby Sheffield Park estate built the modern mock half-timbered houses seen at the far end of the street.

This village near Midhurst was built mainly to house employees of the Cowdray Estate, famed for the landscaped park and polo playing.