The Thames Path through Jubilee Gardens, Staines
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The Thames Path through Jubilee Gardens, Staines
Image: © Sean Davis Taken: 20 Aug 2012
The small Jubilee Memorial Gardens, opened in 1897 to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria in June the same year. The stone base of the cast iron lamp post is inscribed: “This ground was purchased out of public subscriptions raised by the Staines Committee for the Commemoration of the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Victoria. June 1897” You can also take a break here by having a seat in one of the old benches here. Most are really well preserved and have lasted the effects of time. They were all made in 1897 at the Johnson & Sharp Foundry which was situated next to the Blue Anchor, on the corner of the High Street and Thames Street.
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Image Location
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51.430333
Longitude
-0.510355