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A couple sat on Phoenix Way
Part of the Portishead Art Trail, this piece is 'Precious' by London-based artist Carol Peace.
Image: © Neil Owen
Taken: 2 Jan 2023
0.11 miles
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A precious pair
Carol Peace is noted for her sculptures of people in sedate, comforting poses. She was commissioned to create a piece for the Ashlands estate of Portishead's expansion, and this piece is called 'Precious'.
Image: © Neil Owen
Taken: 2 Jan 2023
0.11 miles
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Portishead from the air
The business park and trading estate left of centre, and housing estates to the right, with the pier at the top.
Image: © Derek Harper
Taken: 22 Apr 2017
0.13 miles
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Balancing pond in Paper Mill Gardens
With Portishead's flat and marshy hinterland now occupied by housing, the estate has a balancing pond to cope with excessive rainfall and flooding. However, it lies next to a children's play area, and has an electricity substation opposite. See
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Image: © Neil Owen
Taken: 2 Jan 2023
0.17 miles
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Paper Mill play space
As Portishead's old industries were pulled down and the land converted into residential expansion, the houses were separated by a play area. The old paper mill used to be close by near the docks: in the 1920s the Severn Kraft Mill was established to make specialist materials but had technical and legal problems right from the beginning. It lasted until the late 1930s and the site cleared.
Developer Taylor Wimpey built the houses and opened this play area in February, 2019. See
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Image: © Neil Owen
Taken: 2 Jan 2023
0.18 miles
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Marina Healthcare Centre
Part of the new expansion of Portishead has brought N.H.S. services to the town.
Image: © Neil Owen
Taken: 2 Jan 2023
0.21 miles
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Looking towards Portishead
Image: © Andrew Tatlow
Taken: 22 Oct 2008
0.22 miles
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Portishead Ecology Park
The ecology park was established in 2007 as part of the Port Marine housing development, creating a public open space and a flood storage buffer. Prior to that, the land was primarily grazing marsh and was artificially drained by a series of interconnected drainage ditches. The wetland habitat is made up of ponds, scrapes and marshy grassland. It is home to a range of wildlife species including nesting birds, reptiles, amphibians, small mammals, invertebrates and native wild flowers.
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 18 Jul 2021
0.23 miles
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Pond at Portishead Ecology Park
The ecology park was established in 2007 as part of the Port Marine housing development, creating a public open space and a flood storage buffer. Prior to that, the land was primarily grazing marsh and was artificially drained by a series of interconnected drainage ditches. The wetland habitat is made up of ponds, scrapes and marshy grassland. It is home to a range of wildlife species including nesting birds, reptiles, amphibians, small mammals, invertebrates and native wild flowers.
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 18 Jul 2021
0.24 miles
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Swan Lake, Portishead Ecology Park
The ecology park was established in 2007 as part of the Port Marine housing development, creating a public open space and a flood storage buffer. Prior to that, the land was primarily grazing marsh and was artificially drained by a series of interconnected drainage ditches. The wetland habitat is made up of ponds, scrapes and marshy grassland. It is home to a range of wildlife species including nesting birds, reptiles, amphibians, small mammals, invertebrates and native wild flowers.
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 18 Jul 2021
0.25 miles