Emma Cons Gardens is located at a historic crossroads in Waterloo, originally shaped by the medieval high street and later redefined by the 19th -century construction of Waterloo Road and the post-war creation of Baylis Road. Once a WWII bomb site, the Gardens were established in the 1950s as a public space by the London County Council and named after Emma Cons (1838-1912).
The Emma Cons Gardens Trust has been set up to work in partnership with Lambeth Council and other stakeholders to improve, manage and maintain Emma Cons Gardens, to facilitate community activities and to educate people in the life and legacy of Emma Cons.
Landscape architects Farrer Huxley have developed an exciting scheme for the space, which has secured planning permission. The redesign features a public artwork by renowned British artist LInder Sterling.
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