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Kensington Palace – The Round Pond

CherryPie — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 20:56:53 +0000

As promised here are pictures of the Round Pond which is situated in front of Kensington Palace. You can see the exact location on the Wikimapia page where you will also notice that it is more square than round.

Kensington Palace – The Sunken Garden

CherryPie — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:46:55 +0000

We are now leaving the Palace to take a walk through the gardens towards the Round Pond, which you can see from an upstairs window just beyond the statue of Queen Victoria. On the way there I really must show you the sunken garden:

The Sunken Garden was laid out during the reign of Edward VII and opened in May 1909 on ground formerly occupied by forcing-houses and potting sheds. It was intended to demonstrate the formal type of garden that had existed at kensington before it was landscaped in the 18th Century, and was modelled on the “Tudor Garden’ at Hampton Court. The three lead fountains were formerly cisterns at the palace.

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CherryPie — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:06:04 +0000