Sculpture of the Bronze Woman, Stockwell Memorial Gardens
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Sculpture of the Bronze Woman, Stockwell Memorial Gardens
Image: © Marathon Taken: 28 Sep 2011
This site was originally part of South Lambeth Common, a large tract of open land belonging to the manor of Vauxhall and owned by the Archbishop of Canterbury. It was gradually enclosed, often illegally, by local tenants for keeping livestock at the start of the 19th century until they were evicted and new restrictions were placed on enclosures or buildings. These restrictions were lifted in 1843 and a local developer bought up and developed much of the land for housing. However, he left this small piece of open space which his successors passed to Lambeth Borough Council in 1920 for it to be developed into a new war memorial garden. The Bronze Woman sculpture was unveiled on 8th October 2008 to celebrate the achievements of Black Caribbean and African women in Britain. The houses behind are Stockwell Terrace.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.473134
Longitude
-0.121985