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St Thomas' Peace Garden
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| St. Thomas' Peace Garden | |
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 The remains of St. Thomas' Church | |
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| Location | Birmingham, England |
| Coordinates | 52°28′24″N 1°54′22″W / 52.4734°N 1.906°W |
| Created | 1995 |
| Operated by | Birmingham City Council |
St Thomas' Peace Garden (aka the Peace Gardens) is a small public park in Birmingham, England,[1] designated as a monument to peace and a memorial to all those killed in armed conflict.
The Peace Gardens were designed around the tower and west porticos of St Thomas's Church, Bath Row, which was half demolished in the Birmingham Blitz in 1940 and never restored.[citation needed] The grounds were laid out in 1955 to commemorate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. They were redesigned in 1995 to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the end of World War II. When the world leaders came to Birmingham for the G8 summit in 1998, each planted a tree of a type representing their respective country.
- ^ "Peace Gardens, Birmingham, (also known as St. Thomas' Peace Garden), England". Parks and Gardens UK. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
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