The Riverside Embankment is a much declined monument in the Blake Gardens, being both a decorative feature as well as a means to cover the mouth of the Durleigh Brook.
Judges Postcard, postmark 7 July 1931. The embankment covered the end of the Durleigh Brook culvert, allowing a safe and decorative continuation of the river walk. Here we see the full length, with floral urns and flower beds. This dates to the opening of the park in 1902, and a fuller description of the unveiling of the plaque can be read here. The balustrade resembles the inter-war bridge over the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal on Victoria Road, although the piers on that were rendered, hiding the red brick. This picture is looking towards the south. An earlier view of the same, perhaps c.1905 to 1914. This is looking towards the south. Late June 2019. At some point the decorative urns have been taken away, and the central section replaced with a firm brick wall. This picture is looking north.All that remains of the Durleigh Brook Pill, taken from over the embankment.In 2011 the embankment plaque was renewed, the old one having crumbled away. This was carried out by Fine Memorials.
