- Phoenix Garden
The Phoenix Garden is a local
community garden in centralLondon ,England , established in1984 .Located in St Giles behind the
Phoenix Theatre , within the Borough of Camden, the Phoenix Garden is nestled between the busySoho andCovent Garden areas. The Garden is located just off St Giles Passage and Stacey Street, north ofShaftesbury Avenue and east ofCharing Cross Road .The Garden has won first prize for "Best Environmental Garden" in the "Camden in Bloom" competition four times - 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007.
The Garden was set up on a carpark in the 1980s, which had itself been established on a WWII bombsite. Prior to this the Garden was the site of many houses, including a pub. The original front door step mosaic of the pub can still be seen today, near the entrance to the Garden.
The Phoenix Garden has survived various challenges - including a major industrial fly-tipping incident soon after its foundation. It is the only one of the original seven Covent Garden Community Gardens to survive to this day. It continues to be run by a committee of volunteers comprising local residents and workers.
External links
* [http://www.londontown.com/LondonInformation/Sights_and_Attractions/Phoenix_Garden/56d8/ LondonTown.com information]
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