“Make the space we all use a better one”
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NEW STATUE
The new statue of Fanny Wilkinson was unveiled Thursday 3rd July. Fanny was the original landscape gardener and planner for Coronations Gardens, and many other parks. There is also a fully restored water fountain. See photo above, more about it on here soon.
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Coronation Gardens is a beautiful Edwardian green space in Southfields, London SW18 5ND between Merton Road, Pirbright Road and Standen Road. It was laid out in 1903 to mark the Coronation of King Edward VII.
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Gardening Club - 10am Sat. 12 July
Meet in the corner by the Green Flag 10am, if you arrive later is fine.
Bring a trowel and (especially) gloves. We finish around 11-11.30am.
Coronation Gardens is a beautiful, Edwardian green space set in Southfields between Merton Road, Pirbright Road and Standen Road, London SW18. The Gardens commemorate the coronation of King Edward VII in August 1902. A local paper called it ""Wandsworth's new lungs"". Sir William Lancaster (1841-1929) was an English businessman, philanthropist and politician, the second Mayor of Wandsworth (1901-02) and the co-founder of Putney School of Art and Design.
Mayor William Lancaster gave the land (Coronation Gardens) to be a public park and his sisters donated the granite drinking fountain. The drinking fountain is described as rough hewn granite with Art Nouveau-style bowl and ornamental railings to one side. It is an historic Edwardian park with a formal path network.
Tree features include a central ring of mature London planes, an avenue of horse chestnuts, and another line of planes. A fruiting orchard was recently added. It is overlooked by two listed buildings, Riversdale School and Tiffany Heights.
