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Queen Elizabeth II Garden

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The Queen Elizabeth II Garden is a two-acre public garden in Regent's Park, created to commemorate the life of Queen Elizabeth II. The garden was officially opened by Anne, Princess Royal, on 21 April 2026, marking what would have been her centenary. It has been developed on the site of a former horticultural nursery on the Broad Walk near the Avenue Gardens, which was decommissioned in 2018 following the opening of the Hyde Park Nursery. The project, led by the Royal Parks and designed by HTA Design, is intended as a tranquil public space for reflection featuring elements such as a pond, viewing platform, and planting schemes associated with the Queen. Costing about £5 million and supported by charitable funding, the garden also restores two acres of accessible green space in central London with multiple entrances and accessible pathways. The garden has been designed to enhance biodiversity by transforming the former brownfield site into a diverse "micro-mosaic" of habitats, including wildflower meadows, hedgerows, climate-resilient planting, and an ornamental pond. The redevelopment replaces former glasshouses and hard landscaping with features such as more than 40 trees, thousands of square metres of meadow and planting, and habitats intended to support insects, birds, amphibians, and mammals. Before opening, species such as hedgehogs, bats, bees, butterflies, newts, and foxes have been recorded using the site, reflecting a significant increase in ecological value. The design also incorporates sustainable water management systems, reused materials, and climate-adapted planting, while maintaining year-round horticultural interest and supporting pollinators through large-scale bulb planting.

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Queen Elizabeth II Garden
The Broad Walk, City of Westminster Chalk Farm

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Readymoney Drinking Fountain
Readymoney Drinking Fountain

The Readymoney Drinking Fountain, also occasionally known as the Parsee Fountain, is a Grade II listed structure near the middle of the Broad Walk footpath on the east side of Regent's Park, in London. It lies southeast of London Zoo, close to the highest point of Regent's Park, about 41 metres (135 ft) above sea level, in an area with few trees, making it widely visible across the park. The drinking fountain was erected in 1869, with the £1,400 cost funded by Sir Cowasji Jehangir Readymoney, a successful Parsee businessman and philanthropist from Bombay, as a token of thanks to the people of England for their protection of the Parsees in British India. The structure was built to the Gothic design of Robert Keirle, who was the architect of the Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association. It was constructed by the sculptor Henry Ross, using 10 tons of white marble from Sicily, and 4 tons of pink and grey granite from Aberdeen. The main four-sided structure rests on three octagonal steps. The central white marble block has a pink granite basin on each side, with granite standing blocks on the ground beside each basin. Small apertures were included at the base of the central block to allow dogs to drink. Above each basin is a carved marble panel, with one depicting a lion and another a Brahmin bull, topped by a frieze decorated with inlaid stars and a triangular pediment resembling a gable. The central block rises to a gabled spire with a decorative terminal, with three pink granite columnettes rising to a single pinnacle at each corner. Three of the gables have a carved bust, depicting Readymoney, Prince Albert, and Queen Victoria, and the fourth has a clock. The drinking fountain was unveiled on 1 August 1869 by Princess Mary of Teck; she was a granddaughter of George III, and her daughter later became Queen Mary. It was listed at Grade II in 1970, and it was restored in 1999–2000 with over £400,000 of funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund. A modern plaque above the basin on the south face of the fountain reads: "This fountain erected by the Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association was the gift of Sir Cowasjee Jehangir (Companion of the Star of India), a wealthy Parsee gentleman of Bombay, as a token of gratitude to the people of England for the protection enjoyed by him and his Parsee fellow countrymen under the British rule in India. Inaugurated by H.R.H. Princess Mary, Duchess of Teck, 1869. Restoration supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund 1999 – 2000.Further restoration work was undertaken in 2016 and 2017. The water no longer runs, but a modern drinking fountain has been installed nearby.