Jubilee Gardens, Lambeth

Coordinates: 51°30′14″N 0°07′06″W / 51.5038°N 0.1184°W / 51.5038; -0.1184
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51°30′14″N 0°07′06″W / 51.5038°N 0.1184°W / 51.5038; -0.1184

View of the gardens from the London Eye

Jubilee Gardens is a

Queen Elizabeth II reopened the gardens in October 2012.[2]

The park is the site of a memorial to the casualties of the International Brigades of the Spanish Civil War, especially the British Battalion which took very heavy casualties. There is also a paving stone at the foot of the flagpole in memory of John Dimmer (VC) a WWI hero.[3] The park's neighbours are the London Eye, the Shell Centre, County Hall and the River Thames.

Gallery

  • International Brigades Memorial with LCC building. Stays for the London Eye can also be seen.
    International Brigades Memorial with LCC building. Stays for the London Eye can also be seen.
  • Commemorative plaque in memory of John Dimmer
    Commemorative plaque in memory of John Dimmer
  • London Eye and LCC building from the middle of Jubilee Gardens, in its former state as grassland.
    London Eye and LCC building from the middle of Jubilee Gardens, in its former state as grassland.
  • International Brigades Memorial with London Eye in the background.
    International Brigades Memorial with London Eye in the background.
  • View of Jubilee Gardens before redevelopment, with Hungerford Bridge in background.
    View of Jubilee Gardens before redevelopment, with
    Hungerford Bridge
    in background.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). admin.sbeg.co.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Her Majesty The Queen visits London's South Bank to open the new Jubilee Gardens". Jubilee Gardens.
  3. ^ team, London SE1 website. "Jack Dimmer VC: paving stone unveiled on South Bank for WWI hero". London SE1. Retrieved 8 February 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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