Designation:
Devon Local List
Type:
- Public Park
Period/Century:
- C19
Post Code:
EX4 4JS
Parish:
Exeter
Local Authority:
Exeter
OS Grid Ref:
SX 915 931
Map no.:
Landranger 192
Description:
Bury Meadow was opened to the public in 1846. The park has municipal limestone gatepiers matching those to Exeter College, opposite. Bury Meadow Cottage was a former toll house. The park is overlooked by the pleasant paired villas of Velwell Road which were built by John and Charles Ware in the 1860’s.
References
Cherry & Pevsner: The Buildings of England – Devon, 1989: 539
