Landmarks
The Bournemouth Eye is a local landmark, a helium-filled balloon attached to a steel cable. It is a spherical helium-filled balloon with an enclosed gondola that carries up to 30 passengers. Tethered by a high tensile steel cable, the passenger gondola rises to a height of 390 ft (120 m), the maximum height allowed by the Civil Aviation Authority. This provides a panoramic view of the surrounding area.
Built in the Art Deco style in 1929 close to the seafront, the Pavilion Theatre was at the time considered to the greatest ever municipal enterprise for the benefit of entertainment. Still a popular venue it is today a grade II listed building.
St Peter's church in the town centre is one of three grade I listed churches which include St Stephen's and St Clemment's. St Peter's was the town's first church, completed in 1879 and designed by George Edmund Street. Its chancel has been described as 'one of the richest Gothic Revival interiors in England'. The author Mary Shelley is buried in the churchyard.
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