SX8671 : Bandstand, Courtenay Park
taken 7 years ago, near to Newton Abbot, Devon, England
Courtenay Park has a formal style. The Park features a pond and fountain, a sensory garden and a bandstand on which concerts are played throughout the year.
Facilities include:
* Toilets
* Children's play area
* Disabled parking
* Bicycle rack
* Bowling green
* Bandstand
* Sensory garden
* Community garden
A bandstand is a circular or semicircular structure set in a park, garden, pier, or indoor space, designed to accommodate musical bands performing concerts. A simple construction, it both creates an ornamental focal point and also serves acoustic requirements while providing shelter for the changeable weather, if outdoors.
Many bandstands in the United Kingdom originated in the Victorian era as the British brass band movement gained popularity. Smaller bandstands are often not much more than gazebos.