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Planting Peace: The Greater London Council and the Community Gardens of Central London

Paul Gough

International Journal of Heritage Studies

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This paper examines in detail two community gardens in central London. These gardens owe their origins to radical local agendas set within the political climate of the Cold War of the 1980s and grand visions for world peace. Twenty years after their creation, the author explores their current condition and examines their value as sites of political value and heritage.