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In this unusual view looking south-west, taken apparently from an upper window of the Crown Hotel, we see the ever present line of parked cars, the newest of which, 6503MC, was registered

The grounds of Cobtree Manor, at Sandling, close to Maidstone, now house the Museum of Kent Life, Cobtree Manor Golf Course and a 250 acre park.

Even half a century ago the relatively safe bathing at Lepe brought in thousands of tourists and the car parks were soon full on hot summer days. In the background is the Isle of Wight.

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.

The Ford Service Depot on the right, with the two Fords parked nearby, is still a car showroom.

The 15-acre Drayton Manor park and zoo is close by; the village of Drayton Bassett is to the southwest.

It is a pleasant summer's day out in the park, which was created in 1890 to mark the Queen's jubilee.

This was about the last period in Enfield's history when the on-street parking of vehicles was quite so easy - note the complete absence of yellow lines.

Woodbury's village green is rarely as empty of parked cars as it was in this day in the 1960s.

Angel Hill was once the site of Bury Fair, but by 1955 it has been relegated to nothing more than a car park. The Angel Hotel gave its name to the square.

Beyond the boating pool and outside the park was Middle Mill, demolished in the careless 1950s.

This view looks towards Park Street, and the cottages on the left are still there.

Two years before this photograph was taken, Reading Corporation was persuaded that Prospect Park should be bought 'for the benefit of weary workers who, when at rest, need some open space where communion

The thatched cottage was the original gatehouse for Brampton Park, which became RAF Brampton in the Second World War.

A splendid view down the High Street from the church tower in those halcyon days when there were fewer cars on the road - and when parking a motor vehicle presented few problems.

The Rock Gardens at Oak Hill Park, Broadway, with its new Arndale Centre, the bus station and St James' Chruch are all proudly portrayed here, with the Market Hall in the centre.

He was pleased with the rest of Epsom, too, giving respectful attention to Durdans, which had been rebuilt after a fire in 1759, and to Woodcote Park, which had been also been replaced in modern

This photograph shows a caravan park in the village, with families enjoying the scenery and fresh air.

Coronation Park was a gift to the town from C H Gillbard in 1937. The entrance arch, with its green gates, was demolished in the 1980s to allow access for lorries building the new leisure centre.

The houses in the background are those in Southwell Park Road. The tennis courts and bowling green are to the left.

This broad, open street is the newer part of Hawkhurst, seen in the days before modern motor traffic took over. The only vehicle visible is the fine coach parked up on the left by the tree.

The magnificent early 19th-century mock-Norman castle is shown here photographed from the park. It was built by the Pennant family on the proceeds of their huge Penrhyn slate quarries at Bethesda.

The memorial stands against the sky looking out over Rushyfields to Woodhouse and Beaumanor Park.