Festival Gardens was created in 1951 by Sir Albert Richardson as part of the City of London Corporation’s contribution to the Festival of Britain. The immediate area surrounding St Paul’s was originally a confined network of streets much like elsewhere in the City. As a result of damage and redevelopment following the 1939-45 world war the surrounding area was opened up with the original layout of the roads and buildings influencing the layout of the garden you see today.
These images are from the extension across New Change from St Paul’s, alongside Watling Street.
I'm originally from Liverpool and worked as a national magazine journalist for more than 30 years before suffering a stroke at age 53. I started blogging as part of a neuro-rehabilitation programme and wrote the very first entries with one finger of my disabled left hand. Later, art became another therapy for me at Headway East London's Submit To Love studios. I blog regularly and volunteer as a teaching assistant, coaching schoolchildren in aspects of journalism.
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3 thoughts on “Backyard Holidays: Festival Gardens, St Paul’s, London”
Thanks for sharing such beautiful photo with beautiful pictures. Love reading it 👍
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Thanks for sharing such beautiful photo with beautiful pictures. Love reading it 👍
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Sorry its typing mistake I meant ‘post’ instead of ‘photo’.
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I have visited it here and it is lovely, thanks for the background info on it 🙂
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