Inventory Site Record

Tower Hill Gardens are divided from London Wall Gardens by the best preserved fragment of Roman City Wall that remains, running c.68m from Trinity Place. The public open space was simply landscaped with paths, grass, a number of trees and a few flower beds but was re-designed in 2010 to create a new play area, one of two such facilities in the City as part of the Corporation's City Play Partnership. The design placed an emphasis on introducing natural play by including plants, mounding of lawn areas and using natural materials.

Site location:

Tower Hill

Postcode:

EC3N 4DR

What 3 Words:

tribe.tens.launch

Type of site:

Public Gardens

Borough:

City of London

Open to public?

Yes

Opening times:

unrestricted

Special conditions:

Facilities:

Play area with bouncing flower, rotating disc, hut and slide.

Events:

Public transport:

Tube: Tower Hill (Circle, District); Tower Gateway (DLR)

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Research updated:

01/09/2012

Last minor changes:

19/07/2023

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Tower Hill Gardens is public open space bordered to the south by Tower Hill, in front of London Guildhall University and to the east of Tower Hill Station, divided from London Wall Gardens (q.v.) by the best preserved fragment of Roman City Wall that remains, running c.68m from Trinity Place. This was initially a simply landscaped area laid out with paths, grass, a number of trees and a few flower beds. The garden was redesigned in 2010 to create a new play area, one of two such facilities in the City as part of the Corporation's City Play Partnership, with funding from the Government Department for Children, Schools and Families' 'Playbuilder' project. The playgrounds here and at Portsoken Street Garden (q.v.) opened in April 2010. The design placed an emphasis on introducing natural play to both areas by including plants, mounding of the lawn areas and using natural materials. The play equipment installed includes a bouncing flower, rotating disc, hut and slide.

Sources consulted:

Information boards on site; Simon Bradley & Nikolaus Pevsner, 'The Buildings of England, London 1: The City of London', 1997 (1999 ed.)

Grid ref:

TQ336807 (533630,180750)

Size in hectares:

0.2219

Site ownership:

City of London Corporation

Site management:

Open Spaces Dept

Date(s):

C20th; 2010

Designer(s):

Listed structures:

SAM: London Wall

On National Heritage List for England (NHLE), Parks & Gardens:

No

Registered common or village green on Commons Registration Act 1965:

No

Protected under London Squares Preservation Act 1931:

No

Local Authority Data

The information below is taken from the relevant Local Authority's planning legislation, which was correct at the time of research but may have been amended in the interim. Please check with the Local Authority for latest planning information.

On Local List:

No

In Conservation Area:

Yes

Conservation Area name:

The Tower

Tree Preservation Order:

No

Nature Conservation Area:

No

Green Belt:

No

Metropolitan Open Land:

No

Special Policy Area:

Yes - Thames Policy Area; Area of Archaeological Importance

Other LA designation:

None

Tower Hill Gardens, April 2010. Photo: S Williams

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