Search Results

Rowing on the river was a popular weekend activity; from here rowers could go across to the attractive Battersea Old Church, or downstream past the natural bank where Battersea Park has now been developed

It was in this house on the left that Jane Austen wrote Mansfield Park, Emma and Persuasion.

Here we see part of the amusement park again. It was known for many years as Peter Pan's Playground and lies to the west of the pier, close to the place where the previous photographs were taken.

Streetly is a residential community built alongside the Roman road known as Ryknild Street, traces of which can still be seen in Sutton Park.

In all, with additional areas added, the park totalled a grand 102 acres, which follows the Roath Brook between fashionable Cyncoed and Penylan to the east and Heath, Cathays and Roath

Drive through the village and before long you reach the entrance to the Royal Victoria Country Park, formerly the site of the old Netley Hospital.

Scenes like these have been submerged by new building and the impedimenta of servicing tourism: cafes, souvenir shops, car parks, public conveniences and other facilities.

They were planted in both residential and main roads and the approach to the town from Gidea Park is a joy when the trees are in full foliage.

The Bourne stream runs through the area of Lower, Middle and Upper Bourne, joining the River Wey at Moor Park.

The gateway through the iron railings on the right leads into the Verdin park, which lies just behind.

The town lies just inside the Dartmoor National Park alongside the main Exeter to Plymouth road. Once stage coaches thun- dered through, forcing bystanders onto the narrow pavements.

The view is still recognizable nearly a century later, although the houses on the left became a car park after a slum clearance programme in the early 1960s.

Strictly speaking, Arrowe Park Hotel is in Woodchurch to the south of Upton. Possibly the only change since the 1950s is its clientele - visually it is much the same.

Here we see a small modern shopping centre with a necessary car park, containing some interesting models of yesteryear - for instance Ford Anglia and Ford Cortina, Austin, Rover, Vauxhall Velox and Triumph

At that time John Spencer, a Warwickshire sheep farmer, acquired the estate and created a park of some 300 acres here.

The cars parked on the left of the picture may well be taxis. Rising above the cars is the impressive edifice of H Samuel, the famous High Street jeweller.

The white shop front on the left-hand bend is bedecked with them, and the shop on the near right has a sign for Park Drive.

Note too the bicycle parked on the other side of the road, with the pedal set back on the kerb so it can act as a stand.

Car-parking facilities have been provided. The memorial column to Henry Bell can be seen near the pier. The clock tower has been incorporated in the tourist information office.

Our picture shows Arno Park at its best, and showing evidence of the best of care and attention.

The River Whitewater rises at Bidden off the Upton Grey road, and here flows north-eastwards through the former deer park. It follows the road to Lodge Farm.

It is interesting to wonder whether the owner of the delivery van parked outside the New Inn was dropping off goods, or indulging in a pint of the excellent local cider?

The park, now Parc Howard, has been laid out for leisure activities with a children's paddling pool, while the mansion has been converted into a museum and refreshment rooms.

A bustling scene in Horsham Park, close to the railway station, with many people having fun in the town's swimming pool which was later enclosed.