Introduction
Green Beach is a late-19th-century municipal park.
Location, Area, Boundaries, Landform and Setting
Green Beach is a late-19th-century municipal park on open ground above the sea with a bandstand, a promenade, lawns and flower beds. There are holm oaks planted and steps down to rocks. The listed bandstand, dated 1887, is an octagonal openwork wooden structure with pyramidal tile roof, coved eaves with painted boards showing sunflowers and musical instruments. Circular metal columns with foliage capitals and braces support the roof. Boarded front to platform rests on a rusticated stone plinth.
The listed square stone fountain is dated 1883. Tapering pyramidal top with foliage frieze. Pointed arches with crocketed gablets resting on coloured shafts with crocket capitals to each of the 4 sides. Drinking trough facing the road with inscription above :- "A righteous Man Regardeth the Life of his Beast, But the Tender Mercies of the Wicked are Cruel".
Description checked by Avon Gardens Trust 22/5/2012.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Access contact details
This is a municipal park for general public use.
- Features & Designations
Designations
The National Heritage List for England: Listed Building
- Reference: Bandstand
- Grade: II
The National Heritage List for England: Listed Building
- Reference: Drinking Fountain
- Grade: II
Features
- Bandstand
- Description: The listed bandstand was erected in 1887 in memory of Anne Newman by her husband.
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- Drinking Fountain
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- Key Information
Type
Park
Purpose
Recreational/sport
Principal Building
Parks, Gardens And Urban Spaces
Survival
Extant
Hectares
0.2
Open to the public
Yes
Civil Parish
Clevedon
- References
Contributors
Avon Gardens Trust