Welcome to

Weston Town

 

Hans Price (1835 - 1912) was the Architect responsible for much of the development of Weston super Mare during the Victorian era - read more about Hans on the following link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Price

Flowers in Grove Park

Jill's Garden looking towards the Bandstand

Plaque for Jill's Garden created by BBC Ground Force

Looking from the garden up towards Grove House

A tulip

Tulips enjoying the sunshine

Information about Jill's Garden

Information about postcards you can purchase

Daffodils in the garden

The War Memorial in Grove Park

Looking from the Memorial towards the pond

Looking from the pond back up towards the Memorial

The goldfish pond

More flowers in the park

The Bandstand

A Woodpecker this time - showing us the way to Grove Park and The Playhouse Theatre

The Playhouse Theatre

The Weston Mercury building (1885) - see the link about Hans Price above

The wise old owl outside of the main library

The old General Hospital completed in 1927

Hans Price Close named after the architect

The rear of the old Hospital

Hans Price House formerly the Hospital (1865) laterly becoming the Dispensary for the expanded hospital on Alfred Street

To the Lambretta Scooter Museum

Weston Museum in the old Gaslight Company building (1912)

A friendly seagull showing us the way on a roadsign near the Odeon - he seems to have disappeared recently!

North Star train in commemoration of Brunel

Town Hall (1897) Hans Price was responsible for the extension of an earlier Town Hall

The Griffin on top of the Town Hall

Walliscote School (1897) formely separate boys and girls schools on a shared site

Dolphin Square soon to have a facelift?

Dolphin Square

The 'Carrot'

Weston's Victorian train station