Abbey Gardens

Abbey Gardens, Bakers Row, East London

Abbey Gardens is a community garden in East London built on the site of a Scheduled Ancient Monument.[1] The garden area was a row of cottages, and beneath is the remain of the gatehouse of the Stratford Langthorne Abbey. It is managed by a charity, The Friends of Abbey Gardens (Charity number 1158147).

The garden was created in 2008, by two artists, Nina Pope and Karen Guthrie.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Stratford Langthorne Abbey (part of area within precincts), Baker's Row, West Ham". Historic England. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  2. ^ "What Will The Harvest Be?". Somewhere. Retrieved 2 August 2017.

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