Memorials & monuments · London
Flanders Fields Memorial Garden
Flanders Fields Memorial Garden is a memorial in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- St. James's Park · 0.2 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Flanders Fields Memorial Garden is a public memorial or monument in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 2014. Admission is free. Coordinates: 51.5005°, -0.1358°.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Flanders Fields Memorial Garden is a monument dedicated to the participants of World War I situated alongside the Guards Chapel at Wellington Barracks in Central London, England. The garden was opened by Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and King Philippe of the Belgians on 6 November 2014. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge were also in attendance, alongside soldiers of the Household Division.
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Background
Architecture
The garden was designed by the Belgian architect Piet Blanckaert. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and Prince Laurent of Belgium were present for the ceremony in Ypres to hand over the sandbags of soil for the memorial on Armistice Day in 2013. The soil was carried by Belgian and British schoolchildren and soldiers from the British Household Division, who loaded the soil onto a gun carriage of the King's Troop. From Belgium the soil was transported by sea by the Belgian Navy's frigate Louisa Marie (F931) and was given to the British Army on 29 November 2013 while alongside HMS Belfast. The sandbags were then transported through London on the original gun carriage to the memorial garden.
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- Coordinates
- 51.5005, -0.1358
- District
- Westminster
- Parish
- Westminster, unparished area
- Postcode
- SW1H 9AG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
- Established
- 2014
- Nearest railway station
- St. James's Park — 0.2 km
- Opening
- Mo-Su 10:00-16:00
- Official site
- theguardsmuseum.com
Sources
- osm: w1175908684 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Flanders Fields Memorial Garden (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Flanders Field Memorial Garden London 10.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Flanders Fields Memorial Garden?
- Flanders Fields Memorial Garden is in London, United Kingdom (postcode SW1H 9AG), in the parish of Westminster, unparished area.
- When was Flanders Fields Memorial Garden built?
- Built or established in 2014.
- Is Flanders Fields Memorial Garden free to visit?
- Yes, Flanders Fields Memorial Garden is free to enter.
- How do I get to Flanders Fields Memorial Garden?
- The nearest railway station is St. James's Park, about 0.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SW1H 9AG.