Bournemouth Gardens, England

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Bournemouth Gardens
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A postcard from the 1910s showing the Upper Gardens. The building in the background is the Mont Dore Hotel, now Bournemouth Town Hall. The tower to the right is St. Andrew's Church.
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TypeLandscaped garden
Location Bournemouth, Dorset, England
Coordinates 50°43′2.53″N01°52′33″W / 50.7173694°N 1.87583°W / 50.7173694; -1.87583
Area3 kilometres (20.5 hectares)
Opened1840
Website www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/Leisure-culture-and-local-heritage/Parks-and-open-spaces/Parks/Parks-in-Bournemouth/Bournemouth-Gardens.aspx

Bournemouth Gardens are Grade II listed gardens in the town of Bournemouth, Dorset, England. Created in the nineteenth century, the gardens follow the towns eponymous River Bourne three kilometres from the historic boundary with Poole south-eastwards into Bournemouth Town Centre.

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The Gardens are home to a number of significant Bournemouth landmarks and listed buildings such as; the Town Hall, the War Memorial, St. Andrew's Church and the Pavilion Theatre.

Bournemouth Gardens have been Green Flag Award winners since 1999.

History

The gardens were planted between 1836 and 1840, with designs made by architects Benjamin Ferrey and Decimus Burton. [1] It wasn't until 1859 that the gardens became publicly accessible.

On 1 May 1908, 7 people were killed and 26 were injured when a tram crashed into the gardens. [2] In 1924-29 the Pavilion Theatre was built in the Lower Central Gardens. [3] In 1970 the Wessex Way flyover (A338) was constructed, cutting through the Upper Central Gardens [4] Collectively known as Upper, Central and Lower Pleasure Gardens, and Coy Pond Gardens, Bournemouth Gardens has constituted as a listed building since 1986 by Historic England. [5]

The COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 reportedly hit the finances of the Gardens Trust. [6]

Coy Pond Gardens

The gardens begin at Coy Pond. The gardens are bordered by Bourne Valley and Talbot Woods to the north and Branksome Woods and Westbourne to the south.

Upper Gardens

Welcome Sign at the entrance to Upper Gardens. Bournemouth Gardens, borough boundary - geograph.org.uk - 658902.jpg
Welcome Sign at the entrance to Upper Gardens.

The Upper Gardens has three distinct continental gardens, European, Asian and North American. The Upper Gardens hold many unusual tree species including a North American Giant Redwood (believed to be the largest in Britain). [7]

The water tower was built between 1883 and 1903, and is currently disused. [8]

Central Gardens

Bournemouth Central Gardens along the Bourne Stream. Bournemouth Central Gardens - geograph.org.uk - 1055479.jpg
Bournemouth Central Gardens along the Bourne Stream.

The Square separates Central Gardens from the Lower Gardens. Bournemouth War Memorial was built in 1922. [9]

Lower Gardens

The historic band stand is in the Lower Gardens. [10] The rock garden was built in the 1930s. [11]

Events

The Gardens have an annual Winter Wonderland attraction at Christmas time. [12]

Amenities

Bournemouth Gardens has a Tennis Centre. [13] The Bournemouth Eye hot air balloon was an attraction until 2016. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "Upper, Central and Lower Pleasure Gardens, and Coy Pond Gardens, Non Civil Parish - 1000724 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
  2. ↑ "Postcards show horror of Bournemouth tram crash in 1908". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  3. ↑ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1376801)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "Major works on A338/Wessex Way commencing next week". BCP Council. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
  5. ↑ "Upper, Central and Lower Pleasure Gardens, and Coy Pond Gardens, Non Civil Parish - 1000724 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
  6. ↑ "How Covid hit Bournemouth Gardens - and what's in place to help bring funds back". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
  7. ↑ "Bournemouth Upper Gardens". Bournemouth. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
  8. ↑ "Bournemouth Gardens". www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
  9. ↑ "Bournemouth's war memorial given Grade II listed status as part of new scheme" . Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  10. ↑ "We must support Bournemouth's bandstand - councillor's plea as payments scrapped". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
  11. ↑ "Bournemouth Lower Gardens". Bournemouth. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
  12. ↑ "Wonderland Experience - Discover the Trail". Christmas Tree Wonderland. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
  13. ↑ "Home". Bournemouth Gardens Tennis Centre. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
  14. ↑ "What's happened to the Bournemouth Balloon?". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
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