Images have been unveiled for the revamp of Grade II listed Finsbury Circus Gardens in the City of London.
Designed by Hackney-based Architecture00 + Studio Weave with ReardonSmith Landscape, the plans aim to transform the City’s largest open space into a haven for people and wildlife.
The scheme features a multi-purpose pavilion with capacity for up to 100 people, new paving and seating, and could see an urban forest created in the shaded west area of the two-acre park
The City of London Corporation is looking to revamp the space after it was closed for a decade to allow for work on the Crossrail tunnel between Farringdon and Liverpool Street.
Finsbury Circus Gardens dates back to 1606 and is listed on Historic England’s register of parks and gardens. It has been in City Corporation ownership since 1812.
Oliver Sells QC, chairman of the City of London Corporation’s open spaces and City gardens committee, said: “The redesign will restore the park to what it has been in the past – the jewel in the crown of our City gardens and an urban oasis accessible to all, where people can come to exercise, socialise and relax.”
Its green spaces, most of which are charitable trusts, are run at little or no cost to the communities that they serve.
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