Whitehall Gardens
These lovely gardens are often missed by the visitor walking the embankment across the road.
Opened in 1870 the gardens stretch parallel with the Victoria Embankment along the Thames from Westminster Bridge and Parliament to Blackfriar's Bridge.
The Gardens are lined with a whose who of British statesmen, War Heroes and great figures in history including General Gordon and the Victorian Prime Minister Gladstone .
Architecture
lined with architectural treats such as Somerset House, Kings College, The Middle and Inner Temple buildings and gardens, Hamilton House, Sion College Theological Library, The City of London School and Africa House (the Unilever Building) the start of the Embankment at Blackfriars Bridge.
The Gardens are a joy to walk though well tended lawns and artistic floral designs are a treat to the eye,
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