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It was designed by Edward Parke in 1806 and completed in 1829.

Times change, and the lane to the left leads to Petworth's main car park.

In 1891 the first experiments in England using overhead wiring for electric trams took place on the Roundhay Park route.

Bridport is best explored on foot, so park the car and wander around.

It can, however, be very noisy here at times - the parish is now also home to the Oulton Park motor racing circuit.

When this picture was taken it had become dilapidated, and the central cottage was soon afterwards restored by the National Park Authority.

The attempt to impose parking on one side of the street on alternate days has long since been abandoned in favour of time limits.

The suspension bridge and park to the right are virtually unchanged, and you can usually see boaters out on the water.

The thatched bandstand was not built when the Park was opened, but was added as part of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

Woodcote Park was commandeered by the War Office in 1915, and Humphreys of Knightsbridge were contracted to build not only huts but also a chapel and a splendid recreation room.

Prestbury Park, home to the famous National Hunt Gold Cup meeting each March, is nearby.

Behind is the car park for the cars to come under the hammer, and the fully mechanised tuning, repairing, and testing service of Magna Motors.

Seaside chalets have formed an integral part of British seaside holidays for well over a hundred years.

The park seems to have been popular then, but is less so today. Maybe the constant traffic on neighbouring Evesham Road puts people off.

The few scattered caravans on the cliff top mark the site of what has now become a vast 'caravanopolis' with hundreds of caravans, a car park, a restaurant and a shop.

In 1908 Marble Arch lost the neighbouring neighbourhood building, and the ground was cleared as far as Park Lane to the left. It was on an island site, but this had not yet become a roundabout.

The south-west corner of the proposed Gloucester Park was therefore set aside for the Ghyllgrove neighbourhood.

This boating lake has survived as part of the present-day Exmouth Fun Park.

The Iron Duke, depicted here in bronze, originally stood at Hyde Park Corner in London before being dismantled piece by piece and transported to Aldershot by horses.

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

The much larger Queen's Park (1897) gives splendid views right over the town.

This view was taken before the grounds opened as a public park, and it shows not only the high ground level around the keep but also the poor state of the stonework.

The Ford 8 van parked opposite this shop has white- painted mudguards; this testifies to a wartime need for it to be seen by fellow motorists and pedestrians during the blackout.

The Monsal Head Hotel is a landmark around these parts. After the railway closed, the National Park bought the track bed in 1980 and created the eight-mile-long Monsal Trail.