London Parks & Gardens Trust

Our Mission and Strategic Direction

The London Parks and Gardens Trust (LPGT) is a registered charity, affiliated to the national Gardens Trust (GT). The LPGT seeks to:

champion all London green space and make observations on planning proposals, both on behalf of the GT, for sites on the Historic England Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest, and relating to other green open spaces, especially those in our Inventory, London Gardens Online;
celebrate the beauty, horticulture, history, ecology and value of green space, including through Open Garden Squares Weekend;
cultivate knowledge and appreciation of London’s rich green infrastructure, and the people who create and care for it, including through lectures and guided walks.

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Duck Island Cottage
St James's Park
London SW1A 2BJ
Telephone 020 7839 3969
office@londongardenstrust.org

London Historic Parks & Gardens Trust is a registered charity, n^o1042337, and a company limited by guarantee registered in England & Wales, n^o 2935176.

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We rely on contributions, grants, sponsorship, subscriptions and bequests. If you value our work, please make a donation on line. All donations are gratefully received, and will be dedicated to the Trust’s aims and objectives.

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Campaigns: Victoria Tower Gardens

The UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre has been called in for a planning inquiry in May.

View our dedicated web page for the latest information.

We have been working with the Save Victoria Tower Gardens and Thorney Island Society campaign groups to oppose this application on the basis that the memorial will compromise an important green space and would be better sited elsewhere.

Read our full objection letter including plans plus our conservation and significance statement.

For the latest news, please see the Record of Events.

Sharing Repton

Engaging new audiences in the care and celebration of parks and gardens.

The Sharing Repton project is one of five national pilots funded by the National Heritage Lottery Fund. LPGT worked in collaboration with English Heritage, The Gardens Trust, and three refugee groups to engage new audiences in the care and celebration of parks and gardens. This project took place in two parts, firstly at Kenwood House and then in Russell Square. This film shows part of the project that took place in Russell Square in May 2019. We created the film to show some of the potential benefits that derive from supporting the trust, whether through membership, donations, buying tickets to Open Garden Squares Weekend or other fund-raising events.

Watch the Film Read Linden Groves' Article