Jubilee Gardens, Lambeth

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Jubilee Gardens is a public park on the South Bank in the London Borough of Lambeth. Created in 1977 to mark the Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II, the site was formerly used for the Dome of Discovery and the adjacent Skylon Tower during the Festival of Britain in 1951. It is currently undergoing a multi million pound redevelopment, in order to transform it from its current state of grassland to a mature looking park with trees and hills. It is due to be completed by the 2012 London Olympics.

The park is the site of a memorial to the casualties of the International Brigades of the Spanish Civil War, especially the British Battalion which took very heavy casualties. The park's neighbours are the London Eye, the Shell Centre, County Hall and the River Thames.

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International Brigades Memorial with LCC building. Stays for the London Eye can also be seen.
International Brigades Memorial with London Eye in the background.
London Eye and LCC building from the middle of Jubilee Gardens.
View of Jubilee Gardens with Hungerford Bridge in background.