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Tuesday, 24 September 2013

The Memorial Gardens


King George the V Memorial gardens are near the Royal Berks Hospital in Reading.

The Garden was created between 1835 & 1840 as part of a smart development at Eldon Square. It was taken over by Reading Corporation in 1944 and converted to a garden of Ease for the residents of Reading.
 The statue in the garden is Rufus Daniel Issacs (1860 - 1935) first Marquis of Reading, Attorney General & Lord Chief Justice and Viceroy of India. It was carved by Charles Sargent Jagger and set up in New Delhi, in the late 1960's it was moved to Reading and set up in the gardens in 1971.
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14 comments:

  1. Timur Wilde Photography24 September 2013 at 07:56

    What a great place !! Awesome :)

    Greetings

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    1. Billy Blue Eyes24 September 2013 at 12:31

      I've past it many times & though I should get some photos, this occasion I did.

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  2. Katrin Klink24 September 2013 at 10:31

    Beautiful garden, beautiful pictures!

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  3. Anonymous24 September 2013 at 10:45

    So gorgeous!

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  4. Yamini MacLean24 September 2013 at 16:15

    Hari Om
    Very attractive spot - I had not made the Isaacs connection in my head so that was interesting reading! YAM xx

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    1. Billy Blue Eyes24 September 2013 at 16:27

      I'd never heard of him till I read the information board by the entrance

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  5. Fun6024 September 2013 at 16:19

    A very informative post. Really enjoyed it.

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    1. Billy Blue Eyes24 September 2013 at 16:28

      Thanks but they are not a patch on yours when it comes to being informative

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  6. diane b24 September 2013 at 21:30

    That is a nice park for a stroll and an interesting history of the statue.

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    1. Billy Blue Eyes24 September 2013 at 21:56

      It's a small one so more of a place you can have some peace & quiet

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  7. Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoriti26 September 2013 at 07:13

    Thanks for your nice comment on my blog, Bill! This looks like a very nice garden with a of of history behind it!

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    1. Billy Blue Eyes26 September 2013 at 18:51

      It is but it is only in recent years I realised it was there

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