The Falkland Gardens is situated at the eastern end of Gosport High Street, overlooking Portsmouth Harbour.
The Gardens and The Esplanade are built on what was originally a cobbled hard and the land had to be reclaimed to raise it above the tidal levels in Portsmouth Harbour. They were completed in 1924 and was known as 'Harvey's Promenade' after a local Councillor and later as the 'Ferry Gardens'.
The Gardens were renamed 'Falkland Gardens' 1984 to mark the role of Gosport in the Falklands Campaign, officially being renamed by, the then Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher (
SZ6299 : Falklands Gardens Memorial, Gosport).
The Gardens as they are today consist of flower beds for traditional Victorian bedding schemes, two carpet beds (that are redesigned each year to celebrate notable anniversaries), shrub beds and seating.
The bust is that of Admiral of the Fleet, Lord John Fieldhouse of Gosport - the most senior submariner in history, who Conducted the Falklands War from Northwood
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