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Clevedon Town Hall
Clevedon Town Hall is a municipal building in Old Street in Clevedon, a town in Somerset in England. The building, which was commissioned as a primary school but currently accommodates the offices and meeting place of Clevedon Town Council, is a Grade II listed building. History The Council House Following significant population growth, largely associated with the town's role as a seaside resort, a local board of health, chaired by Sir Arthur Elton, was appointed in Clevedon in April 1853. In 1894, the local board of health was succeeded by Clevedon Urban District Council. In the 1930s, the council was accommodated in rooms at 12A Hill Road but, its first permanent home was Claremont House on Highdale Road. The house had been commissioned as a summer retreat for the Bristol merchant, George Weare Braikenridge. It was designed in the Gothic Revival style, built in ashlar stone and was completed in the mid-19th century. The council acquired Claremont House, for use as its offices ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clevedon
Clevedon (, ) is a seaside town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the unitary authority of North Somerset, England. It recorded a parish population of 21,281 in the United Kingdom Census 2011, estimated at 21,442 in 2019. It lies along the Severn Estuary, among small hills that include Church Hill, Wain's Hill (topped by the remains of an Iron Age hill fort), Dial Hill, Strawberry Hill, Castle Hill, Hangstone Hill and Court Hill, a Site of Special Scientific Interest with overlaid Pleistocene deposits. It is mentioned in the ''Domesday Book'' of 1086. Clevedon grew in the Victorian era, Victorian period as a seaside resort. Facilities and functions The rocky beach has been designated as the Clevedon Shore Geological Site of Special Scientific Interest. Clevedon Pier, which opened in 1869, is one of the earliest surviving examples of a Victorian pier. On 17 October 1970, two outward spans collapsed. The pier and its buildings were restored and reopened on 27 May 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Andrew's Church, Clevedon
The Church of St Andrew in Clevedon, Somerset, England. Parts of the original 12th-century church remain with 14th- and 15th-century additions. It is on a hill overlooking the Bristol Channel, and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The church was built on Anglo-Saxon foundations. It is the burial place of Arthur Hallam, subject of the poem '' In Memoriam A.H.H.'' by his friend Alfred, Lord Tennyson. The exterior of the church includes a carving which may be a Sheela na gig. The Anglican parish of Clevedon is part of the Portishead deanery. St Andrew's was used as a filming location to depict the local parish church in all three series of the popular crime drama ''Broadchurch''. See also * List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells The ecclesiastical parishes within the Diocese of Bath and Wells cover the majority of the ceremonial counties of England, English county of Somerset and small areas of Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire and Wilt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
