Bandstand (UEB contracted)
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- Synopsis
- The bandstand is octagonal (eight sided) with steps at the entrance and a strip of level paving surrounding it. Sitting up on a stone base made up of 6 courses of cut stone topped by coping stones, the wooden bandstand has an ornate metalwork balustrade, metal pillars and elaborate metal cornices supporting the roof. The roof is made of zinc, in a pagoda style, with ornate decoration around the dome that is topped with a weather vane. The bandstand is fully glazed with large wooden sash windows that split equally into two window panels. Each panel consists of 6 panes of glass across by 2 panes of glass deep. Stained glass window panels have been installed above the sash windows that were designed by children in Sheffield Children's Hospital using images related to nature and music. The tactile image shows 3 of the 8 sides of the bandstand. The following details have been shown: the weather vane, the zinc roof including the ridges running down from the dome, the ornate decoration around the dome of the roof, the sash windows, position of the stained glass panels, metal pillars, ornate metal cornice, ornate metal balustrade and stone base. The Weston Park Bandstand is one of the last surviving Victorian bandstands in Sheffield. Sheffield architects Flockton and Gibbs designed it in 1874. However, it was not built until about 1900 and was paid or by the profits from the original Sheffield tram system. The bandstand was made by James Allen and Sons of Glasgow at the Elmbank Foundry as one of a pair commissioned for Sheffield Parks (the other was in Hillsborough Park) and it is referred to in their catalogue as model no.9 bandstand. The design is unusual as it has sash windows which can be lowered into the basement section or left raised, presumably to project the sound in a given direction or to shelter the musicians. The bandstand was fully restored in 2008 as part of the park restoration project and is used for concerts and weddings throughout the year.
- Copyright:
- 2011
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Publisher:
- RNIB
- Date of Addition:
- 04/25/17
- Copyrighted By:
- RNIIB
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Art and Architecture
- Submitted By:
- Ian Green
- Proofread By:
- N/A
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.