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Many bandstands in the United Kingdom originated in the Victorian era as the British brass band movement gained popularity. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Culture The Victorian fascination with novelty resulted in a deep interest in the relationship between modernity and cultural continuities A brass band is a Musical group generally consisting entirely of Brass instruments, most often with a percussion section Smaller bandstands are often not much more than gazebos. A gazebo is a pavilion structure, often octagonal commonly found in Parks Gardens and spacious Public areas Gazebos are freestanding or Much larger bandstands such as that at the Hollywood Bowl may be called band shells and usually take a shape similar to a quarter sphere. The Hollywood Bowl is a famous modern Amphitheatre in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles California, USA, that is used primarily for music Performances "Globose" redirects here See also Globose nucleus. A sphere (from Greek σφαίρα - sphaira, "globe
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Bandstands of Interest
One of the most recent bandstands erected in the UK was the Jedforest Instrumental Bandstand. Opened by HRH the Princess Royal spring 2006. Princess Royal is a style customarily (but not automatically awarded by a British Monarch to his or her eldest daughter
In 1993 the Deal Memorial Bandstand was opened as memorial to eleven bandsman killed by 1989 Deal barracks bombing. The 1989 Deal barracks bombing was the destruction of a recreational centre and accommodation barracks of the Royal Marines School of Music at the Royal Marines barracks The bandstand was erected by public subscription and is maintained by volunteers.
A good example of a semi-circular bandstand is the Eastbourne Bandstand which replaced a circular bandstand that stood on cast iron stilts. The Eastbourne Bandstand is a Bandstand on the seafront of the East Sussex coastal town of Eastbourne.
Herne Bay, Kent contains a totally enclosed bandstand with a stage and cafe area, topped with copper clad domes. Herne Bay is a seaside town in Kent, South East England, with a population of 35000
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Many Bandstands were manufactured in Scotland and are listed in the Scottish Iron Work website. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain.
The function of the bandstand inspired the names of:
- the 1950s United States television show American Bandstand and
- the Australian television show Bandstand (1958-72). The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U American Bandstand was a Television show that aired in various versions from 1952 to 1989 hosted from 1957 until its final season by Dick Clark For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Bandstand was an Australian musical/variety television show which screened from November 1958 to 1972
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External links
- Deal Memorial Bandstand
- Eastbourne Bandstand
- Friends of Eastbourne Bandstand
- Horsham Carfax Bandstand
- Herne Bay Central Bandstand
- Bandstands on Scotland Iron Work website
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