Jubilee Gardens is a public park on the South Bank in London which was created in 1977 to mark the Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II. 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. Its neighbours are the London Eye, the Shell Centre, County Hall and the River Thames. Plans for a complete redesign of the gardens were published in 2007 by the Jubilee Gardens Steering Group (see below), although no work appears to have taken place on the site as of late 2009.
The site of the Jubilee Gardens was formerly used for the Dome of Discovery and the adjacent Skylon Tower during the Festival of Britain in 1951. The ticket office for the British Airways London Eye ferris wheel is in the south-west corner of Jubilee Gardens.
The Jubilee Gardens redevelopment is being led by a steering group which represents both local business and community interests. The group is co-ordinated by South Bank Employers’ Group. The Jubilee Gardens Steering Group was formed in January 2003 when the Southbank Centre, currently the leaseholder for Jubilee Gardens, agreed to work with local stakeholders to redevelop the site and to create an independent trust to manage its future.
The following organisations are represented on the steering group:
- British Airways London Eye
- Coin Street Community Builders
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- Friends of Jubilee Gardens
- Government Office for London
- Greater London Authority
- London Borough of Lambeth
- London Development Agency
- Shell International
- Shirayama Corporation
- South Bank Centre
- South Bank Employers’ Group
- Waterloo Community Development Group
- Waterloo Community Regeneration Trust
- Waterloo Project Board
The stated objective of the steering group is "to develop an outstanding design for the Gardens which meets the needs of the various stakeholder groups".
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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. |
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