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The designed square will be built at the current Hanover Square, pictured from the South. Images courtesy of Friends of the British Memorial Garden. A unique venture is now underway in New York: the creation of a British Memorial Garden at Hanover Square. The British community in New York together with their Anglo-American friends are being drawn together to establish a British Memorial Garden at Hanover Square, historic home of India House and the first Cotton Exchange. The Garden is intended both as a living memorial and as a place of solitude, comfort and reflection; a truly British garden drawing from the many wonderful elements of the historic gardens of Britain.It will be a gift to the people of New York, a place for the community to enjoy and experience the historic friendship linking the two nations. The Garden will also offer a place for the British community to hold annual Remembrance Day observances and reflect upon recent events and shared tragedies. The British Memorial Garden will be designed by Julian and Isabel Bannerman and is their first major American commission, Their design is reminiscent of the classic British flower garden, featuring yew hedges, topiaries and formal flowerbeds. The garden, a gift from the British Community in New York to the people of New York City, represents their continuing commitment to New York, will contribute to the revitalization of the Wall Street area and act as a place of remembrance and contemplation. The British Memorial Garden was launched in April in the presence of Her Royal Highness, Princess Anne, the Princess Royal. She presented the City of New York with a collection of heirloom seeds from Hampton Court Palace in Great Britain, including marigolds featured in Henry VIII’s garden in the 16th century as well as William III’s Privy Garden during the 17th century. For more information see http://www.britishmemorialgarden.org |  |
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British-New York Sites of Interest  British Council-USA - government-sponsered site connecting global UK interests Friends of the British Memorial Garden at Hanover Square, New York | |
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