This tree was planted to commemorate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, 1953.
WC2, Victoria Embankment Gardens
There is a third plaque (far right) but it's about some gardening prize which we didn't find sufficiently interesting. During the early part of 2008 all three plaques were renovated and re-laid on identical plinths.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Coronation tree - Embankment Gardens
Queen Elizabeth II. A London Inheritance's post 2nd June 1953 – Coronation D...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Coronation tree - Embankment Gardens
City of Westminster London Memorial Garden Under these trees people of all ...
Planted on 13th October 1989 to celebrate a hundred years of caring in the public services. Rodney Bickerstaffe - General Secretary Mic...
The LCC began in March 1889 so this tree commemorates 50 years. The only reference we can find to a celebration of this jubilee is a refe...
In memory of Aveen Treacy, 1972 - 2007, for her generosity, sense of humour, friendship and courage.
We were alerted to the existence of this tree, and its vandalisation, in June 2016, by an article in Marchmont News, from where comes the...
The scholars are on the central facade of the building: boy to left, girl to right, with the British Royal coat of arms between. Above th...
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