Kensington Roof Gardens

The Roof Gardens
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  • Derry and Toms Roof Gardens
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Kensington Roof Gardens is located in Kensington
Kensington Roof Gardens
TypeRoof garden
LocationKensington High Street
London, W8
United Kingdom
Coordinates51°30′4″N 0°11′31″W / 51.50111°N 0.19194°W / 51.50111; -0.19194
Area6000 m2
Created1936–1938
FounderTrevor Bowen
DesignerRalph Hancock
OpenNo
Statuslisted
DesignationGrade II
Public transit accessLondon Underground High Street Kensington
Websitewww.theroofgardens.com

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]

  1. ^ Ellis, David (5 January 2018). "12 gorgeous photos of the Kensington Roof Gardens". Evening Standard. Retrieved 14 April 2018.