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Summary

A probable bandstand with canvas roof is visible on aerial photographs between 1928 and 1959. It was not visible on aerial photographs taken during the Second World War, and was presumably re-established soon afterwards. Its disuse coincides with the construction of the Princess Theatre.

Location

Protected Status

• Registered Park or Garden (II) 1001507: PRINCESS GARDENS & ROYAL TERRACE GARDENS

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• BANDSTAND (XX to World War II - 1901 AD to 1941 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

No structures are depicted in this location.

Aerofilms, 1928, Aerofilms LTD Oblique Aerial Photography (AFL 60516), AFL 60516/EPW023725 SEP-1928 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351161.

A pitched roof, open-fronted structure is visible.

Aerofilms, 1928, Aerofilms LTD Oblique Aerial Photography (AFL 60516), AFL 60516/EPW023732 SEP-1928 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351161.

A bandstand is depicted on Paignton Green.

Ordnance Survey, 1930 - 1939, Fourth Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV336668.

An oval structure is depicted to the south of three parallel linear features.

Royal Air Force, 1941, RAF 1416/S481H5, NMR SX9163/10 MSO 31260/PO-20 13-SEP-1941 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352438.

No structure is depicted in this location.

United States Airforce, 1944, US/7PH/GP/LOC147, RAF/US/7PH/GP/LOC147 F24 5015-5016 20-JAN-1944 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351618.

No structure is depicted in this location.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF 230/CAL/UK/5, NMR SX9162/16 RAF 30092/SO-0112 15-AUG-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351455.

A pitched roof structure is visible in this location, with a rectangular structure on the seaward side which had presumably replaced the previous oval structure.

Royal Air Force, 1958, RAF/58/2549, NMR SX9163/29 RAF 30137/PSFO-P2-0146 27-AUG-1958 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351446.

A large pitched roof structure is visible in this location. It has an enclosed front with windows.

Royal Air Force, 1959, RAF/58/3190, RAF/58/3190 F22 0082-0083 31-AUG-1959 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351612.

A structure is visible in this location.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.

A probable bandstand in Princess Gardens, is visible as a structure on aerial photographs taken in 1928, but not on Ordnance Survey maps dating to 1904-1906. It is similar in form to a structure on Paignton Green visible on the same run of aerial photographs and which is named as a bandstand on the 1930s Ordnance Survey mapping. The structure at Torquay is depicted on the 1930s mapping as three parallel lines, 17 metres long and covering 25 metres in width. It appears to have had a removable pitched roof, probably of canvas, as it is visible on some photographs as a covered structure, and on others as three linear structures, presumably the central ridge and two lower walls. Oblique aerial photographs show it to be open-fronted in 1928. It may have been removed during the Second World War, as nothing is visible in this location on aerial photographs between 1941 and 1944. However it seems to have been re-established after the war ended, and is visible as a similarly sized structure with covered front and a square building on the south side on aerial photographs taken in 1958. The structure is not visible on aerial photographs post-dating the 1950s, its disuse probably linked to the construction of the Princess Theatre in the late 1950s.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV325644	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV336668	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1930 - 1939. Fourth Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Fourth Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #64527 ]
SDV351146	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2013-2014. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
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SDV351161	Aerial Photograph: Aerofilms. 1928. Aerofilms LTD Oblique Aerial Photography (AFL 60516). NMR Aerial Photograph. Digital. AFL 60516/EPW023725 SEP-1928.
SDV351446	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1958. RAF/58/2549. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR SX9163/29 RAF 30137/PSFO-P2-0146 27-AUG-1958.
SDV351455	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF 230/CAL/UK/5. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR SX9162/16 RAF 30092/SO-0112 15-AUG-1947.
SDV351612	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1959. RAF/58/3190. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/58/3190 F22 0082-0083 31-AUG-1959.
SDV351618	Aerial Photograph: United States Airforce. 1944. US/7PH/GP/LOC147. United States Airforce. Photograph (Paper). RAF/US/7PH/GP/LOC147 F24 5015-5016 20-JAN-1944.
SDV352438	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1941. RAF 1416/S481H5. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR SX9163/10 MSO 31260/PO-20 13-SEP-1941.

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6127 - Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme (NMP) for South-West England - South Coast Devon (Ref: ACD618)

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