Jubilee Gardens, Lambeth
51°30′14″N 0°07′06″W / 51.5038°N 0.1184°W
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
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International Brigades Memorial with LCC building. Stays for the London Eye can also be seen.
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Commemorative plaque in memory of John Dimmer
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London Eye and LCC building from the middle of Jubilee Gardens, in its former state as grassland.
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International Brigades Memorial with London Eye in the background.
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View of Jubilee Gardens before redevelopment, withHungerford Bridgein background.
See also
References
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). admin.sbeg.co.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Her Majesty The Queen visits London's South Bank to open the new Jubilee Gardens". Jubilee Gardens.
- ^ team, London SE1 website. "Jack Dimmer VC: paving stone unveiled on South Bank for WWI hero". London SE1. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
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External links
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