Plaque

Garden restoration

Inscription

This plaque celebrates the restoration of the Avenue Gardens between 1993 & 1996. These gardens were designed by William Andrews Nesfield, 1794 - 1881 & created between 1863 & 1865.

The people in the picture standing on the plaque are doing the obligatory circular walk to read the inscription.
Plaque carved by Richard Kindersley in 1996.

Site: Garden restoration (1 memorial)

NW1, Regent's Park, Broad Walk

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Garden restoration

Subjects commemorated i

William Andrews Nesfield

The Regent's Park plaque has the date of birth as 1794 but this contradicts a...

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Garden restoration

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Richard Kindersley

Sculptor and lettering artist, following his father's David's path.  Other Lo...

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