Cliff Gardens and Town Hall Gardens, Felixstowe, England

The following is from the English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest.

The early 20th-century grounds of a hotel incorporated into municipal seafront gardens of the 1910s which were designed by Notcutt Nurseries.

LOCATION, AREA, BOUNDARIES, LANDFORM, SETTING

The seafront gardens at Felixstowe lie along the coast, within the town setting of Felixstowe which is itself located about 15km south-east of Ipswich. The site, which is laid out on the face of, and at the base of a cliff, covers around three hectares. It is divided into three sections: the Town Hall Garden which is the most southerly; the Spa Gardens surrounding the Spa Pavilion; and running north-east from these, the Cliff Gardens, formerly part of the Felix Hotel grounds. The Town Hall Garden is bordered to the south-east by Undercliff Road West, to the north-west by Wolsey Gardens on the top of the cliff, to the east by shops, and to the west by the Town Hall. The Spa Gardens and Cliff Gardens face the sea promenade to the south-east, are bordered by Hamilton Gardens and the grounds of the former Felix Hotel to the north-west along the top of the cliff, and by shops and houses to the east and west.

REFERENCES Used by English Heritage

Gardeners' Chronicle, (28 August 1886), p 203; (1 September 1888), p 239

A Jobson, The Felixstowe Story (1968)

Report for Suffolk Coastal District Council, (Patricia Shepherd Associates 2002) [copy on EH file]

Maps

OS 25" to 1 mile: 2nd edition published 1903; 1926 edition

Archival items

Postcards, various dates (JE 10/4; HC453/5/9/1293), (Suffolk Record Office)

Records of the Urban District Council, various dates: Minute books (EF/12/1/1/9); various plans and documents (EF/12/3/4/6), (Suffolk Record Office)
 

Description written: January 2003

Amended: February 2003

Edited: September 2003