It consists of a winged allegorical figure of Victory holding an olive branch, which stands on an octagonal column. There are frequent Helicopter Air Experience flights from the Museum heliport. [111] Occasional organ concerts continue to be held at the venue. The town was also on the return route of bombers targeting Bristol and was itself bombed by the Luftwaffe. Driving on the beach is permitted in certain areas, but occasionally the drivers are caught unawares as they drive too close to the sea and break through the sand into the underlying mud, and are then stuck. [54], There are 11 electoral wards in Weston. A decision on a new scheme was expected towards the end of 2010. [130] After a harsh winter which delayed progress, the new pier pavilion reopened on 23 October 2010.[131]. Mining families also came across the Bristol Channel from South Wales by paddle steamer. It is believed to be the only cinema organ in the West Country left working in its original location and is still in regular use. It is also the site of the Middle Hope 84.1-hectare (208-acre) biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest. [21], Isambard Kingdom Brunel and his family lived in Weston, at Swiss Villa (towards the north end of Trevelyan road), while he was supervising the construction of the Bristol and Exeter Railway in the area. Knightstone Island housed a theatre, swimming pool and sauna,[133] after having been purchased by the physician Edward Long Fox in 1830 to create a therapeutic spa with range of hot, cold and chemical baths. The Playhouse serves both tourists and the local population. [84], Since the 1970s the number of visitors staying for several nights in the town has decreased, but the numbers of day visitors has increased. It was designed by Eugenius Birch with ironwork by the Isca Foundry of Newport, Monmouthshire. [21] The Pigott family of Brockley, who were the local Lords of the Manor, had a summer residence at Grove House. [55], The MP for the Weston-super-Mare parliamentary constituency is John Penrose of the Conservative Party, who won the seat from Liberal Democrat Brian Cotter (now Lord Cotter) in the 2005 General Election.[56]. Town Commissioners gave way to an Urban District Council in 1894, and then in 1937 the town received its Royal Charter as a municipal borough. It is now in a derelict state and has been added to English Heritage's Buildings at Risk Register,[22] but visitors can still admire its structure from behind barbed wire. Na de opening van de spoorlijn in 1841 kwamen de toeristen in groten getale naar Weston. Municipal history began in 1842 when a Local Act was obtained for "paving, lighting, watching, cleansing and otherwise improving the Town of Weston-super-Mare in the County of Somerset and for establishing a Market therein" under the jurisdiction of eighteen appointed Commissioners. The first bombs fell in June 1940, but the worst attacks were in January 1941 and in June 1942. Annual sunshine rates are slightly less than the regional average of 1,600 hours. [100] Weston Milton station is on the single track loop and therefore has only one platform, while Worle is on the main line and has two side platforms. [34] The Air Ministry set up a "Q-station" decoy at Bleadon in an attempt to divert the bombers to an unpopulated area. [48] By 2012, there had been a significant reduction in the number of rehabilitation facilities in the town, with the number of patient beds having nearly halved. The mainly flat landscape of Weston is dominated by Worlebury Hill, 109 metres (357 ft),[57] which borders the entire northern edge of the town, and Bleadon Hill, 176 metres (577 ft)[57] which together with the River Axe, and Brean Down at Uphill form its southern border. "Weston" komt van het Oudengelse "west tun", oftewel westelijke nederzetting. Isambard Kingdom Brunel woonde een tijdje met zijn gezin in Weston toen hij leiding gaf aan de bouw van de spoorlijn tussen Exeter en Bristol, waarvan een zijlijn naar Weston liep. “Government Evacuation Schemes and Their Effect on School Children in Sheffield During the Second World War.” University of Sheffield, 1999, p. 376. biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest, Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Light Railway, Weston-super-Mare parliamentary constituency, Broadoak Mathematics and Computing College, North Somerset Enterprise and Technology College, The Blakehay Theatre & Community Arts Centre, Weston-super-Mare Sand Sculpture Festival, A. V. Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Hillsborough, "Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset: Historical and Architectural Development. In summer, a large proportion of the rainfall is caused by sun heating the ground leading to convection and to showers and thunderstorms. Large detached villas, for the middle classes, were built on the southern slopes of Worlebury Hill. The town had become a centre of industries such as helicopter production, and maintenance at the GKN Westland factory until its closure in 2002,[72] however the company still retains a design office under the name GKN Aerospace Engineering Services at the Winterstoke Road site. This began in 1914 and continued until the last "festival" in 1996. Notable among the architects working in the 19th century was Hans Price (1835–1912). The largest percentage of visitors (22%) were from the West Midlands. [1] This makes it the largest settlement in North Somerset, which has a total population of 188,564. [86], Weston Bike Nights are motorcycle meetings on the Promenade each Thursday during the summer. https://nl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Weston-super-Mare&oldid=55634441, Wikipedia:Commonscat met lokaal zelfde link als op Wikidata, Creative Commons Naamsvermelding/Gelijk delen. The Bristol Channel has a large tidal range; the low tide mark in Weston Bay is about 1 mile (1.6 km) from the seafront. [20], Early in the 19th century, Weston was a small village of about 30 houses, located behind a line of sand dunes fronting the sea, which had been created as an early sea wall after the Bristol Channel floods of 1607. In 1831 the town population was 1,310,[68] and in 1801 just 138. First School. 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The railway was extended to Portishead on 7 August 1907 but was closed in 1940. Aan de zuidkant komt de rivier de Axe in zee uit. Construction work began on the pier and new pavilion in 2009, and it was scheduled to reopen in July 2010,[45] after a £39 million rebuilding programme. [82][83], 'International HeliDays', in association with the Helicopter Museum, are staged at the beach lawns over a long weekend around the end of July, when up to 75 helicopters from Europe fly in for a static display.