St George's Gardens

Monuments in St George's Gardens

St George's Gardens is a public park in Bloomsbury, London Borough of Camden.

History[]

Its land was originally bought in 1713 to provide a joint burial ground for St George's Bloomsbury and St George the Martyr, Queen's Square, one of London's first to be sited away from the church or churches it served.^[1] It closed due to overcrowding in 1855, reopening as a public garden around 1885.^[1]

It was Grade II* listed on 1 October 1987.^[2]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "The Gardens – Past". The Friends of St George's Gardens. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
^ "St George's Gardens". Historic England. Retrieved 5 February 2021.

Coordinates: 51°31′34″N 0°07′16″W / 51.526°N 0.121°W / 51.526; -0.121

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[friends-1] "The Gardens – Past". The Friends of St George's Gardens. Retrieved 5 February 2021.

[2] "St George's Gardens". Historic England. Retrieved 5 February 2021.

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