Banjo Groyne

The Banjo Groyne is a distinctively shaped stone and flint structure on the beach at the bottom of Paston Place. Built around eighteen eighty-seven, it earned its name because its layout resembles the silhouette of a banjo. In its early years, this area served as a popular gathering spot sheltered from the south-westerly winds. During the nineteen thirties, organizers suspended electric arc lights from the nearby Volk’s Electric Railway supports to illuminate the shingle for midnight bathing, turning this stretch of coastline into a destination known as the Lido beach.