 After much discussion about price a settlement was agreed and work on the nearby Municipal Buildings and Gardens commenced.This ancient piece of land, referred to as the 'Parish Clerk's Land' in the Crondall Hundred, was laid out as the Municipal Gardens and opened to the public in 1904.On 'Arbour Day' on 13 December 1905 32 trees including lime, chestnut, acacia and sycamore were planted by their donors who were prominent local people.