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The view from the typically landscaped municipal park is enlivened by the attractive Central Library building of 1903, with its Baroque facade and conical roof crowned by a timber belt turret.

Almost all of the remainder of the original village was cleared and its community moved eastwards, for the creation of Lulworth Park between 1753 and 1785.

Glyn Neath marks the head of the Vale of Neath, and from here one can head off into the spectacular Brecon Beacons National Park and other popular locations.

The War Memorial stands at the top of the park. The architect was Major C Oakley and the sculptors were Fairburn and Hill, all of Barrow.

The views are of the Town Hall in the centre, the sunken gardens on Broadway, the Parkinson Rock Garden in Oak Hill Park, Blackburn Road and St James' Church.

Here we see a vanished scene.Two draught horses are led over the old bridge by the ford on the river Chelmer.The photographer appears to have left his car parked up the road on the left and walked

Actually the Park Keeper's house dominates the picture: it is a splendidly-spired residence when compared with the rather ordinary dwelling in the background.

By the 1950s the town had to cope with increasing traffic, and the square provided a handy solution before the construction of purpose-built car parks.

Where the ships are tied up there is now an extended car park. This area was once noted for its shipbuilding, but only one yard survives today, with a sizeable dry dock.

The bus station is still doubling up as a car park in this view, where a lone Southern National service awaits departure time.

After this photograph was taken, the car park was enlarged and extensions were built, but the place now lies derelict waiting to be demolished.

A future awaits, but the closest sign here of modern styling is in the faired-in headlights of the Ford Prefect parked just behind the passing cyclist - a stately soul, basket ready for

The ever-changing coastline has very much dictated the fortunes of Aldeburgh, but one thing which has not changed is the activity of local fishermen, who park their boats on the shingle bank which runs

With the spread of suburbs around the larger settlements, functional but small shopping centres were established to cater for a growing population, with handy parking for the increasing number of car owners

The area of pollarded trees has been developed into the countryside park.

Here we see a busy scene, with parked cars on the right and an open-topped bus bound for Southend chugging down the Street on the left.The picture is taken from close to the railway bridge, looking

This hotel was built in 1873 for the 4th Earl of Carnarvon, who lived at nearby Pixton Park, and it became a centre for hunting and fishing.

By the mid 1920s the Midland Bank building, beyond Lewis and Godfrey's drapery store, had replaced Sidney Park's shop. The Royal George Hotel had by now ceased business.

The shadowy side of the street rises from Chapel Cottage and Chideock Court (with the vintage car parked beside the railings) to Alice Cottage and what is now the Old Post Office.

The originally 14th-century pinnacled tower of St Mark's parish church watches over Ilkeston's wide Market Place, with the town's war memorial in the foreground.

It provided a crossing of the Dee from the Watergate to nearby Curzon Park, as well as for traffic heading to and from the direction of Wrexham.

Take away the trees, update the shop frontages and turn the road into a dual carriageway, and you see Mutley as it is today, except that the Hyde Park Hotel (from where this view was taken) is now on

The mansion to the right amid the trees is Caversham Court, which was demolished in 1933; its 17th-century stable block remains, and the grounds are a most attractive public park.

The church and the house amongst the trees beside the lake in Eastwell Park make a haunting and atmospheric view.