The Roof Gardens | |
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Type | Roof garden |
Location | Kensington High Street London, W8 United Kingdom |
Coordinates | 51°30′4″N 0°11′31″W / 51.50111°N 0.19194°W |
Area | 6000 m2 |
Created | 1936–1938 |
Founder | Trevor Bowen |
Designer | Ralph Hancock |
Open | No |
Status | listed |
Designation | Grade II |
Public transit access | High Street Kensington |
Website | www |
The Roof Gardens (formerly known as Kensington Roof Gardens) is a private roof garden covering 6,000 square metres (65,000 sq ft) on top of the former Derry & Toms building on Kensington High Street in central London.
Originally opened in 1938, the gardens were open to the public until January 2018 when the leaseholder, Virgin Limited Edition, was unable to reach an agreement with the freeholder about renewal of the lease.[1]