Brief Description
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.
History
The earliest houses date from 1792.
Visitor Facilities
This is a municipal garden for general public use.Detailed Description
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.
- Features
- Town House (featured building)
- Earliest Date:
- Latest Date:
- Lawn
- Description: Level area of the gardens.
- Access & Directions
Access Contact Details
This is a municipal garden for general public use.
- Authorities
Civil Parish
- Exmouth
- History
Period
- Late 18th Century
- Contact
- References
References
- Pevsner, N {The Buildings of England: Devon} (Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1952)The Buildings of England: Devon