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Discover the serene beauty of Tower Gardens, located in the heart of York, United Kingdom. This picturesque 1.5-acre park offers a tranquil escape for walkers and runners, providing a peaceful ambiance surrounded by lush greenery and colorful flowers.
Tower Gardens is a small shaded garden with some benches near the Ouse and near Cliffords Tower over the road. Both the Ouse path and Cliffords Tower are good attractions, but the Gardens themselves seem a little unloved and have much greater potential than is used, given their location.
It was separated from the rest of St George's Field with the building of Skeldergate bridge in 1881. Tower Gardens became York's first public park, planted with lawns and shrubs, and fitted with seats and its intersecting walkway.
In the official York guides I have from the 1970s to the early 1980s it’s referred to as St George’s Gardens. When did the name change to ‘Tower Gardens’, and why? The earlier name recognised that it was part of St George’s Field (called St George’s Close in some older documents).
Chris begins with the building of a 'free chapel' to St George on a 'citizens field' at the confluence of the Ouse and Foss near York Castle in the 1200s. From there, we learn about the...
Tower Gardens, St George's Field is a park in York, England. Mapcarta, the open map.
Click on a map to view its topography, its elevation and its terrain. Average elevation: 15 m • Tower Gardens, St George's Field, Bishophill, York, England, United Kingdom • Visualization and sharing of free topographic maps.
flickr.com DownloadAs the first public gardens in the city, the current arrangement was laid out in 1880-81, during the construction of Skeldergate Bridge, and the walk passed under the bridge through the short tunnel to St. George's field.
The water is up past the numberplates of vehicles stranded by the waters in St George’s Field car park. Skeldergate is closed at its Bishopgate Street end. There are defences and pumps alongside Tower Gardens and Peckitt Street.
Tower Gardens, St George's Field is at Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom Map, GPS 53.954871,-1.080895. Find Tower Gardens, St George's Field park in Map.