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Exmouth Seafront Gardens

Introduction

The gardens run behind the seafront esplanade and slope steeply down to Bath Road. There is a level area of the gardens in front of The Beacon, an attractive sea-view terrace.

The gardens are bounded to the north -east by The Beacon and slope steeply down to Bath Road to the south-west. The gardens extend for a short distance eastwards below Louisa Terrace (dating from around 1824) but then become the individual gardens to the houses in Louisa Terrace opposite.

There is a level area of the gardens in front of The Beacon, an attractive sea-view terrace. The earliest houses date from 1792. The Beacon is a mixture of red brick and stucco terrace houses with late Georgian pedimented door cases and porches with sturdy Ionic columns. There are some original lamp standards of around 1800 with square tapered shafts with Greek-key pattern.

Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts

Access contact details

This is a municipal garden for general public use.

Owners

Exmouth Town Council

History

Period

  • 18th Century (1701 to 1800)
  • Late 18th Century (1767 to 1800)
Features & Designations

Designations

  • Conservation Area

  • The National Heritage List for England: Listed Building

Features

  • Town House (featured building)
  • Earliest Date:
  • Latest Date:
  • Lawn
  • Description: Level area of the gardens.
  • Gardens
Key Information

Type

Garden

Purpose

Ornamental

Principal Building

Parks, Gardens And Urban Spaces

Period

18th Century (1701 to 1800)

Survival

Extant

Open to the public

Yes

Civil Parish

Exmouth

References

References