Abington Street Gardens
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A small, formal London Square with a well laid out lawn. The main focus of the space is a Henry Moore sculpture.
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Berkeley Square
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A traditional formal London Square with a small central shelter, characterised by many mature London Plane trees set amidst 4 equal sized open lawn areas.
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Bessborough Gardens
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A London Square contained on two sides by 1980’s pastiche white stucco façade houses. There is a fountain at one end and a central grass area.
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Broadley Street Gardens
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Tucked behind the busy Edgware Road Broadley street gardens is a small and contained park.
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Brownhart Gardens
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Brown Hart Gardens is situated behind Oxford Street, just off Duke Street, and is a quiet, raised paved terrace space.
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Canal Walk
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The Canal Walk incorporates the towpath along parts of the Grand Union and Regents Canals.
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Carlton Gardens George 6th Statue
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This is a stepped access linking Carlton Gardens and Carlton House Terrace down to the Mall.
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Causton Street Playground
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A small children’s playground situated on the north side of the Millbank Estate behind Tate Britain.
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Cavendish Square Gardens
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Cavendish Square Garden is a formal London Square, laid out on a circular plan enclosed with a perimeter hedge, containing a central plinth.
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Channel Four Community Gardens
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A small informal local park adjacent to and at the back of the Channel 4 building. It is a semi public garden, serving mainly its local residents but fully publicly accessible.
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Christchurch Gardens
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Small, formal London Square set back from busy Victoria Street, containing a lawn and mature London Plane trees.
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Crown Reach
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A small section of the Thames river walk adjacent to Vauxhall Bridge and running alongside Grosvenor Road.
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Drury Lane Gardens
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Drury Lane Gardens is an attractive small park located in the heart of London’s Theatre land.
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Ebury Square
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Ebury Square provides a quiet shaded oasis amidst the very busy environment of Victoria Coach Station.
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Edbrooke Road Gardens
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A small local park between two parallel roads, created as a result of bomb damaged houses in the Second World War.
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Garden of Rest Marylebone
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A small pocket park set back from Marylebone High Street and adjacent to Marylebone Church, containing grave stones and memorials, including one to John Wesley.
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Golden Square
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A traditional London Square in the heart of Soho, close to Regent Street. The site consists of bedding displays and shrub planting with perimeter rose beds and grass verges, and 4 mature Hornbeam trees marking the east and west entrances.
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Green Park
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One of London's most famous green spaces, Green Park is located next to Buckingham Palace.
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Grosvenor Square
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A large London Square, located at the heart of Mayfair. This is a very pleasant and significantly large green central London space, with well maintained lawns, mature established trees and numerous statues and memorials. A key feature and focal point of the square is the statue of President Roosevelt. This site is surrounded by a well established holly hedge that screens it from the adjacent roads that now mainly house foreign embassies.
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Hanover Square
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A highly planted formal square, set in Mayfair just south of Oxford Street. The square contains various statues the most notable being one of William Pitt (former politician and twice Prime Minister). The site consists of informal seating aligning the paths. Well established hedges surround the square creating a clear division from the adjacent road passing around the square.
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Harrow Road Open Space
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A small local ‘pocket’ park alongside the canal-side adjacent to the Harrow Road.
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Hyde Park
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Hyde Park is one of the largest parks in central London and one of the Royal Parks of London, famous for its Speakers' Corner.
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Hyde Park Corner
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Sitting between Hyde Park and Green Park on a grand round-about, the park features open grass and monuments.
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Inigo Jones Garden
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A surprising oasis tucked behind Covent Garden, this is a very pleasant space to escape from the crowds of the various near by tourist attractions and shopping streets.
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Kensal Wharf Open Space
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A small open space situated between The Harrow Road and the Grand Union canal at the base of Ha’ Penny Bridge Steps.
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Kensington Gardens
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Kensington Gardens, once the private gardens of Kensington Palace, is one of the Royal Parks of London, lying immediately to the west of Hyde Park.
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Kildare Gardens
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An attractive small garden square surrounded by quiet residential road of white stucco buildings.
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Lancaster Gate
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Located close to Kensington Gardens, Lancaster Gate is a London square dating back to the mid-1980s.
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Leicester Square Gardens
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One of London’s best known public Squares and hub of entertainment and activity. The square has become the capitals’ prime location for hosting film premieres, and hosts various celebrity events.
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Lisson Street Community Gardens
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A long narrow leafy site, that is sunken and so separated from the adjacent road.
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Lower Grosvenor Gardens
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A formal London square with paths, lawns, benches and formal bedding displays.
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Marble Arch
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This famous site marks the end of Oxford Street and the entrance to Hyde Park, acting as a transition space into Speakers Corner and Hyde Park beyond.
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Millbank Gardens
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This formal rectangular London square is located behind Tate Britain in a quiet and predominantly residential pocket of Pimlico at the edge of the Millbank Estate.
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Mount Street Gardens
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This is an attractive London open space in the heart of Mayfair. It is hidden behind houses/large mansion blocks and 2 Churches in the midst of a quiet residential area.
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New Trinity Mews
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A small local park in Pimlico with a play area for young children and a multi use games general kick-about area for older children.
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Norfolk Square Gardens
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A traditional rectangular London Square, consisting of central lawns, bedding displays and London plane trees.
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Orange Park
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Orange Park is predominantly a small local playground surrounded by housing.
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Orange Square
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This is a small pocket park, set back from the street, with seating on two sides and a statue of a boy with a fiddle.
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Paddington Green
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This is a typical historical London Square, it is set back from the busy Harrow Road and The Westway, and lies adjacent to St Mary’s Church. The square is set out in traditional fashion with diagonal Yorkstone paths connecting the four corner entrances.
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Paddington Recreation Ground
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This large and leafy recreational space has a wide range of activities including many sports facilities.
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Paddington Street Gardens (North)
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This is a small local park and closed churchyard just behind Marylebone High Street.
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Paddington Street Gardens South
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This leafy and popular park, set behind Marylebone High Street, is a closed churchyard and still contains various old memorials.
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Parliament Square
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This world famous square consists of a large open grassed area in the middle, with a cluster of trees at the west end of the space.
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Pimlico Gardens
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This is a small Thames-side park with river frontage along its whole length.
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Porchester Square Gardens
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An attractive, traditional London Square containing formal gardens and lawn, bedding displays and a recently refurbished children's play area.
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Princes Garden
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This London Square is surrounded, and owned, by Imperial College.
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Queen's Park Gardens
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This popular local park in the middle of Queen’s Park makes the best use of limited space.
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Randolph Gardens
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This small local park has an open aspect from adjacent roads Randolf Gardens and Kilburn Park Road.
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Regents Park
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Regent's Park is one of the Royal Parks of London. It contains Regent's College and the London Zoo.
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Rembrandt Gardens
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These tranquil canal side gardens are sunken from the road with good views out over the canal and Little Venice.
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Riverside Walk Gardens
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This small riverside green space is located next to Vauxhall Bridge. It consists of a series of curving tiered grass terraces and informal seating looking towards the adjacent river.
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Sheldon Square Paddington Central
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This is a relatively small modern open space between office blocks and shops in the Paddington Basin, close to the canal and Little Venice.
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Shrewsbury Road Open Space
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This small pocket park forms a corner plot between Shrewsbury Road and Talbot Road.
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Soho Square
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This very popular London Square is located at the heart of the centre of Soho and provides a small oasis behind Oxford Street.
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St Anne's Churchyard
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This is a small local park on the site of an old burial ground with a Grade II* listed church tower as the main focus.
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St George's Square
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This is a long rectangular formal London Square set at the heart of a series large grand white stucco buildings in Pimlico.
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St James's Park
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St James's Park is a 23 hectare park in Westminster, central London, the oldest of the Royal Parks of London.
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St James's Square
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This is a typical London Square with four entrances, one on each side.
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St John's Gardens Horseferry Road
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This is an attractive London Square with access from Horseferry Road and stepped access from Page Street.
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St John's Wood Church Grounds
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Located north of Regents Park and parallel with Lords Cricket Ground this large, attractive former church ground still contains various gravestones and memorials.
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St Mary's Church Grounds
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These Church grounds surround St Mary's Church. The church is a listed building which sits in the middle of the space, with a tarmac path skirting around the small church, and grass areas interspersed with gravestones and mausoleums.
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St Mary's Churchyard
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This is a large open space which is part of the former Churchyard of St Mary’s Church, separated from the Church and Church Grounds by the pedestrian path, Church Walk.
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St Mary's Square Open Space
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This is a small, triangular, extended roadside verge next to the Westway flyover road with access from St Mary’s Terrace.
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St Marylebone Parish Church Grounds
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This London Square is a cobbled circular sweeping driveway from Marylebone High Street up to the side entrance of the adjacent Church, which is the focus of the space.
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St Stephen's Gardens Open Space
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This attractive, small public garden is divided into sections comprising of a play area, a seating area and pergola, a grass mound with shrubberies and a circular seating area.
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Stone Wharf
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This space is linked to Rembrandt Gardens via the canal tow path under a road bridge and is open to the canal along one side and sunken from the Harrow Road on the other.
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Sussex Gardens Open Space
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This is a triangular shaped London Square, it is surrounded on all sides by busy roads.
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Talbot Square Gardens
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This small London square is dominated by two large London planes, one at each end.
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Tamplin Mews Open Space
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This small local park comprises a central lawn area surrounded by trees and a playground in one corner.
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Temple Gardens
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This is the smallest local park of the chain of open spaces along Victoria Embankment, designed by Sir Joseph Bazelgette.
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Temple Gardens Roof Terrace
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This is a unique hard surface paved area situated above Temple Underground station.
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Trafalgar Square
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Trafalgar Square is one of the most famous public spaces in London and no visit to the capital is complete without seeing it.
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Upper Grosvenor Gardens
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This is one of 2 triangular gardens located very close to Victoria rail, bus and coach stations.
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Victoria Embankment Gardens
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This vibrant public park is part of the chain of open spaces along Victoria Embankment, designed by Sir Joseph Bazelgette and opened in 1865.
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Victoria Embankment Gardens Whitehall Section
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These formal gardens form part of the chain of gardens along the Embankment.
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Victoria Square
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A small, attractive, public square tucked behind the busy Victoria one-way system and close to the back of Buckingham Palace gardens.
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Victoria Street Westminster Cathedral Piazza
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This paved open space in the middle of Victoria Street creates the central piazza to Westminster Cathedral, with its impressive facade.
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Victoria Tower Gardens North
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This large lawned trianglular space runs along the river frontage between the Houses of Parliament and Lambeth Bridge.
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Victoria Tower Gardens South
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This small pocket park forms a riverside strip of open space bordering the Thames with southerly aspect.
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Violet Hill Gardens
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This attractive and popular small traditional garden contains a play ground, toilets, lawn and shrub areas and flower boarders.
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Westbourne Gardens
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This small, local open space is a leafy island in the middle of residential roads, enclosed by Georgian town houses on three sides of triangle.
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Westbourne Green Open Space
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This large open space is divided into 3 parts by roads incorporating the spaces between housing blocks from the Westway to the canal.
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Westminster Academy Community Sports Centre Skate Park and Ballcourt
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This community sports facilities lies within the architecturally striking Westminster Academy boundary.
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Mimosa
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Acacia dealbata
Park Crescent Mews West
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Planted about 20 years ago, and now a focal point in the Mews. Particularly spectacular in early spring when it is laden with fragrant sulphur-yellow flowers
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Three London Planes
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platanus x hispanica
Hyde Park Corner
Hyde Park Corner, SW1
W2 2UH
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An informal grouping of mature trees set against the backdrop of Wellington Arch.
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Sycamore
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Acer pseudoplatanus
St John’s Church, Kilburn Lane W10
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Beautiful tree situated within the grounds of the churchyard. Stunning display of yellow flowers early spring and vibrant autumn colour.
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Seven upright False Acacia
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Robinia pseudoacacia ‘Fastigiata'
Churchill Gardens Estate, Lupus Street, SW1
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An unusual and rare species, ideally grouped for visual effect. Produces clusters of scented white flowers in summertime. Situated between Langdale and Gifford Houses.
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Manna Ash
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Fraxinus ornus
Victoria Embankment Gardens, SW1
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A tall tree with sinuous limbs, adjacent to the café. View from lawn area. Noted for its scented, dense panicles of white flowers in late spring.
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Swamp Cypress
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Taxodium distichum
George Eliot School, Marlborough Hill NW8
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A coniferous tree displaying stunning autumn colour. View from Finchley Road approx. 100 yards south of junction with Boundary Road NW8.
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White Mulberry
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Morus alba
Abbey Garden, Great College Street, SW1
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A gem – a rare specimen (food of the silkworm). Can be viewed from within the Abbey grounds.
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Pear
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Pyrus species
Corner of Maida Vale and Carlton Hill, W9 – south side
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Spectacular at blossom time (April) when heavily laden with white flowers - a rare and unusually-shape tree.
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The Lucombe Oak
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Quercus x hispanica ‘Lucombeana’
St John & St Elizabeth Hospital, Grove End Road, NW8
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Magnificent evergreen oak, rare for central London. View from Grove End Road.
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The Indian Horse Chestnut
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Aesculus indica
Sussex Place, W2 (corners of Sussex Place, Gloucester Square and Strathearn Place)
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An uncommon tree and a feature at this busy junction especially when in flower.
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The Huntingdon Elm Tree
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Ulmus x hollandica
Marylebone High Street, W1
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Rare example of a mature Elm in central London. View from Marylebone High Street, adjacent to the Garden of Rest.
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The Indian Bean Tree
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Catalpa bignonioides
St James’s Church, Piccadilly, W1
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Mature tree of considerable character, producing exotic flowers in midsummer and retaining pendulous green seed pods into winter. Planted in 1923 within the churchyard adjacent to Sir Christopher Wren’s fine church.
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The Oriental Planes
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Platanus orientalis
Regents Park
Zoological Gardens, Regents Park, NW1
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Two impressive Oriental Planes, adjacent to the Parrot House within the grounds of London Zoo, characterised by mottled bark, deeply cut leaves and graceful habit. One of the parents of the ubiquitous hybrid London Plane.
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The London Plane
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Platanus x hispanica
Dorchester Hotel, Park Lane, W1
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Landmark tree, known locally as the Dorchester Plane, planted circa 1931. A feature when lit at night-time.
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The Tulip Tree
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Liriodendron tulipifera
Violet Hill Gardens, Violet Hill, St John’s Wood, NW8
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Stately tree, with erect yellow-green, tulip-like flowers and curiously-shaped leaves, providing shade to visitors to the gardens and outstanding autumn colour.
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The Turkey Oak
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Quercus cerris
Park Lane Central Reservation, W1(Island 2) - by Upper Brook Street
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A tree with character, displaying sinuous limbs and fissured bark. Best viewed from Park Lane pavement adjacent to Hyde Park or adjacent to Upper Brook Street, W1.
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The Honey Locust
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Gleditsia triacanthos
19 Acacia Road, NW8
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Mature specimen, unusual for central London. Located south side of Acacia Road between Woronzow Road and Ordnance Hill
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The Maidenhair Tree
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Ginkgo biloba
St John's Gardens, Horseferry Road SW1
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A species from the age of the Dinosaurs. Spectacular feature of the gardens in late autumn as distinguished foliage, resembling maidenhair fern, turns butter-yellow.
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