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St. James Park
 St. James Park ... Palace and west of Whitehall and Downing Street. The St James's area, including St. James's Palace, is just to the north. The park is 23 hectares (58 acres) in size. St James's Park is bounded by The Mall to the north, Horse Guards to the east, and Birdcage Walk to the south. The park has a small lake, St James's Park Lake, with two islands, Duck Island (named for the lake's collection of waterfowl), and West Island. A bridge across the lake affords a westward view of Buckingham Palace framed by trees and fountains, and a view of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, similarly framed, to the east.Newest Review: ... of London built a bird keeper's house in the park and the house and the post still remain. Although much of the bird keeper's work is unseen by the casual observer, members of the public can still catch the 2:30pm daily feed of the pelicans. There is a huge range of other birdlife in the park and over the last few visits I've spotted several varieties of resident and visiting geese ... more ... (including Greylag and Canada geese), chubby little moorhens and coots and majestic moot swans. I have
also had the unexpected pleasure of seeing some captivating black swans this summer - beautiful birds with black feathers with a faint white outline and blo...more |
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St. James Park: A hidden treasure in the heart of London (730 words)
by - written on 07/01/09 (Very useful, 33 readings)
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I am both shocked and immensely pleased that nobody has reviewed this beautiful green space before me and will do my best to describe this wonderful park in the heart of central London. One of eight in London, The Royal Parks are described as 'London's personal space' and St James's more than lives up to this promise. St James's Park has a long and interesting history and as with all these things, the gruesome bits are fascinating seldom advertised! The park is named after a hospital for lepers established in the 13th century and was eventually taken into the royal estate by Henry VIII. The Royal Parks website neatly points out the supreme power of ... Read the complete review
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