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The Victorian commercial heart of this cul-de-sac village, strung out along the back lane into Melbury Park, was represented by the Melbury Osmond shop.

The creator of the Queens Park concept was Maurice Williams, in his role as General Superintendent of Parks in Swindon.

Christchurch Park was laid out as a road in 1888, converting a track through fields into a prosperous residential area.

Bretby Hall, or Bretby Park, which stands in its own 600-acre park near Burton on Trent, is a mock-Gothic, castellated pile built in 1813 by Sir Jeffrey Wyatville; it is now used as a hospital.

Saltwell Park is in the middle of the town, and comprises gardens, a lake, and recreational areas. Saltwell Park Museum is housed in the old mansion.

The splendid golf course was also part of Herbert Raphael's grand plan for Gidea Park Garden Suburb, providing it with a green and pleasant boundary to the east just as Raphael Park did to the west

This park was the third in Belfast. It opened in 1885, with ten more acres being added later.

This photograph looks across Mayer Park from the terrace of Mayer House. The park still serves as a peaceful oasis for the people of Bebington.

Bretby Park, seen here on its hilltop site across the lake in the 600-acre park, was built between 1812-13 by Sir Jeffrey Wyatville in a castellated, mock-Gothic style.

Queen's Park was presented to the town by the London North Western Railway Company (LNWR) in 1887, and marked not only the Queen's Jubilee (hence the park's name), but also the 50th anniversary

Land for an ornamental park and recreation ground, an area of some 30 acres in North Ormesby, was given to the town by Councillor and Mrs J G Pallister.

Roath Park was laid out in 1894 at a cost of £62,000 - a considerable sum in those days. The land, 132 acres, was presented to the city by Lord Bute.

It is nostalgic to see the cars parked in the street - the Morris Minor and mini- vans for example - and no yellow lines and no parking meters. Those were halcyon days.

Cars and buses are no longer allowed to park among the weird and wonderful gritstone formations of Brimham Rocks, near Pateley Bridge in Nidderdale, as they were when this photograph was taken.

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.

The County Council bought the land in the 1970s for development into the Country Park. The railway goods shed (left of centre) was demolished to make a car park.

Empire Day, Coronation and Agricultural Show carnivals assembled here, before processing off to Fromehall Park or Stratford Park.

The park is the home of Abergavenny Rugby Football Club, and their grandstand can be seen in the middle distance.

The bandstand in Bedwellty Park was presented to the town by the Tredegar Athletic Club. The elegant roof on the bandstand has now been replaced by a plainer triangular one.

One of the most attractive features of Astle Park was the lake, now almost silted up.

This park was the first open space secured for public recreation in Belfast.

East of Stoke Park, the medieval church of Stoke Poges is famous beyond its architecture: this is reputedly the churchyard of Thomas Gray's, 'Elegy from a Country Churchyard', one of the most well

High Park Avenue and High Park Estate are named after the farm they supplanted, previously one of the largest in the district.

A monument to Queen Victoria stands in the park in front of the 16th-century Christchurch Mansion.