Minehead Seafront - Analysis Existing Constraints • Part of Jubilee Gardens is in the Wellington Square Conservation Area. • Area east of Jubilee Gardens contains Wessex Water infrastructure and manholes which must stay. • Existing clock to stay. • Existing human sundial-may need to stay? • Existing fl ag poles-may need to stay? • Existing shelters to stay. • Existing bucket and spade sculptures to stay-could be relocated? • Maritime Mile 2m adjacent to sea wall to be built in. • Existing lights-may need to stay? Existing Problems Site Area • Existing seats in variable condition and too low for good views over the sea wall. • Large open areas of tarmac are unattractive, although coloured aggregate is high quality. • Lots of signage and railing clutter. • Existing lighting not interesting. • Lack of activities/ range of recreation options. • Nothing for young families. • Exposed with wind blown sand in some areas. • Clutter of bins, torpedos. • Some seats damaged by skateboarders. Enterprising Minehead Report - Seafront Analysis Swan Paul Partnership Ltd Mine he ad Se afro nt
Minehead Seafront - Analysis Photographs • Torpedo features unappealing to today’s visitor. • Open and exposed. • Service trench patched through red tarmac with black tarmac. • Could a more attractive way be found of protecting this drop? • Wall drop not protected here. • Signage clutter. Swan Paul Partnership Ltd Mine he ad Se afro nt
Minehead Seafront - Analysis Photographs • What are the spades for? are they bike racks? can they be used more imagina- tively? • Seating area and windvane has a ‘municipal’ feel. Could be better integrated with the promenade. • Wall drop not protected here-less than 0.9m does not need to be. • Signage and railing clutter. Swan Paul Partnership Ltd Mine he ad Se afro nt
Minehead Seafront - Analysis Photographs • Not much defi nition to paving colours at sundial. • Seating municipal. • Seating noisy, by road and has no views of the sea. • Green tarmac overlay worn out. • Signage and railing clutter. Swan Paul Partnership Ltd Mine he ad Se afro nt
Minehead Seafront - Analysis Photographs • Wessex Water infrastructure. • Visual clutter. • Concrete Minehead Art seats quite nice - could be retained or reused elsewhere. • Visual clutter. Swan Paul Partnership Ltd Mine he ad Se afro nt
Minehead Seafront - Analysis Diagram s r e d l u o B Area dominated by manholes and service box Boulders Breakwater Breakwater Outfall Clock Seat level low with poor views over Flag pole sea wall B o u l d e r s Shelter in M e a n H i g h W Sundial OK, seating a t e r Shelters poor unexciting condition Shelter Sundial Seats very regular/ unexciting. TCB Area cluttered with signage, LB Large areas of tarmac 7.5m narrow, steps, close to raod Flag pole Sand Low stone wall with Boulders Sand Seating area with ugly railing weather vane, dull PC Queen's Hall Engine Shed S e a W a l l WARREN ROAD View Area here cluttered Information 7.3m Bol 1 t o 1 4 Bol Halyard Seats here badly located, Clipper Place close to road, noisy, no Custom Quay House views Low stone wall, no rail KEY Spade sculptures regularly spaced Wellington Square Conservation Area Existing linear band of seats and lights Existing tree retained Proposed development site Seafront access point Maritime Mile trail with approved General Area Experience (text sculpture location describes this) Swan Paul Partnership Ltd Mine he ad Se afro nt
Minehead Seafront - Enterprising Minehead Masterplan This report contains some valuable initial concept work which needs to be reviewed. Relevant concepts should be incorporated into the ongoing development proposals. Swan Paul Partnership Ltd Mine he ad Se afro nt
Minehead Seafront - Developing Themes and Ideas Swan Paul Partnership Ltd Mine he ad Se afro nt
Minehead Seafront - Developing Themes and Ideas Swan Paul Partnership Ltd Mine he ad Se afro nt
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