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Victoria Gardens (zone)
Victoria Gardens may refer to: Locations * Victoria Gardens (Rancho Cucamonga), a retail center in Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States * Victoria Gardens, Neath, a park in Neath, Wales * Victoria Gardens, Portland, a park on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England * Victoria Gardens Shopping Centre, a shopping mall in Richmond, Victoria, Australia * Jijamata Udyaan, formerly known as Victoria Gardens, a zoo and a garden in Byculla, Mumbai, India * The original name of White Hart Field, Bromley, London Music * "Victoria Gardens", a song by the group Madness from the 1984 album '' Keep Moving'' See also * Victoria Garden City, a gated community in Lagos State, Nigeria * Victoria Tower Gardens, a small park adjacent the Palace of Westminster * Queen Victoria Gardens, Melbourne, Australia * Royal Victoria Gardens, North Woolwich North Woolwich is an area in the London Borough of Newham in East London. It is located on the northern bank of the River Thames, across the river ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Gardens (Rancho Cucamonga)
Victoria Gardens is a lifestyle center in Rancho Cucamonga, California, designed to be the downtown center for the City of Rancho Cucamonga. Components and events The complex comprises not only department stores, shops, restaurants, and movie theaters, but also a performing arts center, a library, of office space, and 500 residential units. Retail anchors are JCPenney, Macy's Men's, Children's, and Home store, a separate Macy's store with the remaining departments, and Bass Pro Shops. The Victoria Gardens Cultural Center, which features the Rancho Cucamonga Public Library, a performing arts center, and a multi-use reception hall, is owned and operated by the city of Rancho Cucamonga and sits north of the shopping center between the two parking structures. There are events throughout the year such as the tree lighting and Santa during the holiday season, farmer’s markets, and car shows. Victoria Gardens is the home of the first Bass Pro Shops location in California. History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Gardens, Neath
The Victoria Gardens, in the town centre of Neath, Wales, is a Grade II registered park on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales. Neath Borough Council purchased two hectares of land in the centre of Neath in 1856 to provide an open space for the people of Neath. Called the Corporation Fields, various events were held there, including cricket and rugby matches and the annual Great September Fair until 1897, when it became a formal park to commemorate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. The gardens were designed by a local man, Thomas Snow, and were officially opened on 22 June 1897, the date of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, by the then mayor of Neath, Arthur Russell Thomas, and officially re-opened as Victoria Gardens on 30 June 1898 by the mayor Abraham George. It has been described as "a quintessential Victorian urban public park", and has most of its original layout and features intact, including a Grade II listed bandstand and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Gardens, Portland
Victoria Gardens is a public garden, located at Underhill, Dorset, Underhill, Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. It is found close to Fortuneswell village and overlooks both Victoria Square, Portland, Victoria Square and Chiswell. The gardens, which were created to mark the 1897 Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria, Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria, have remained a focal point since their opening in 1904. The gardens are made up of grassed and formal bedding areas, with a large rockery running along its centre. There is a children's play area, tennis courts and a bowling green managed by the Portland Victoria Bowls Club. History The idea of transforming the land known as Little Common into a public garden was first suggested in 1896, along with the transformation of another Portland site, Easton Square, into Easton Gardens. Plans for Little Common were drawn up by the surveyor Mr E. J. Elford in 1897 and approved in 1901. Once funding was secured, work began in November 1902 and V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Gardens Shopping Centre
Victoria Gardens is a shopping centre located in Richmond, Victoria, Australia approximately east of Melbourne's central business district. It is located on the corner of Victoria and Burnley Streets, Richmond at the eastern end of the Richmond commercial, retail and residential precinct. The shopping centre has a Gross Lettable Area of , 2,173 parking spaces and approximately 80 specialty retailers. History Victoria Gardens was officially opened on 3 April 2003. It occupies the site of the former Vickers Ruwolt engineering works which manufactured large industrial components and was the location of some iconic photography by Wolfgang Sievers. The site was an undeveloped "bomb site" for nearly 20 years prior to the construction of the centre. Victoria Gardens shopping centre is part of the greater Victoria Gardens Precinct Development a joint venture by Salta Properties and Vicinity Centres. Anchors There are several major stores anchored in the centre, most notably an IKEA fu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jijamata Udyaan
Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Udyan, also known as the Byculla Zoo and formerly Victoria Gardens, is a zoo and garden covering 50 acres located at Byculla, in the heart of Mumbai, India. It is the oldest public garden in Mumbai. After Indian independence it was Named after Jijamata, the mother of Shivaji, the first Maratha emperor. In 1835, British administration granted a large plot of land in Sewri to the Agro Horticultural Society of Western India for a botanical garden known as Victoria Gardens after Queen-Empress Victoria. That land was later acquired for a European burial ground. In 1861, construction of a new garden was commenced on 33 acres in the Mount Estate, Mazgaon (now included in Byculla). The flora from Sewri garden was transferred to this new garden named Jijamata Udyaan which was formally opened to the public by Lady Frere on 19 November 1862. Agro Horticultural Society of Western India continued to maintain Victoria Gardens till 1873 when the society's end led t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Hart Field
White Hart Field was a cricket ground in Bromley in south-east London. The ground, which was in the county of Kent until 1965, was on an area of open space and farm land which stretched from Bromley Palace to Widmore Green.Queens Garden Friends of Bromley Town Parks. Retrieved 2016-11-13. The area was used regularly for cricket in the 18th century and the cricket field was at the back of the White Hart Inn which it was named after,Queen's Gardens London Gardens Online. Retrieved 2016-11-13.Cricket – Kent Against All England, '' |
Keep Moving (Madness Album)
''Keep Moving'' is the fifth studio album by the English ska/ pop band Madness. It was originally released in February 1984, and was their final album on the Stiff label. It's notably the band's last studio album to feature their keyboardist and founding member Mike Barson, before the band split in 1986. ''Keep Moving'' peaked at No. 6 in the UK Albums Chart, and two singles from the album reached the Top 20 in the UK Singles Chart. Retrieved on 19 June 2007. It also reached number 109 on the US ''Billboard'' 200, their highest position in the United States. The album received some good reviews, with ''Rolling Stone'' magazine giving the album four out of five stars, applauding the band's changing sound,Puterbraugh, Parke. Retrieved on 1 August 2007. and ''NME'' ranking it number 13 among the "Albums of the Year" for 1984. This was an improvement, as the last album reviewed by the magazine, '' Absolutely'', was heavily criticised.Marcus, Greil. Retrieved on 1 August 2007. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Garden City
Victoria Garden City is a gated community (estate) off Lekki Lekki is a city in Lagos State, Nigeria. It is located to the south-east of Lagos, Lagos city. Lekki is a naturally formed peninsula, adjoining to its west Victoria Island (Lagos), Victoria Island and Ikoyi districts of Lagos, with the Atlantic O ... Express Way, Ajah area, Lagos State, Nigeria. It spans approximately 200 hectares and serves as a residential, commercial and public service area. It is owned and operated by HFP, a construction company. It is privately owned with an urban growth rate of between 16% and 18%. The community is perfectly furnished with modern infrastructure and lies along the Lekki-Epe Expressway. It boasts of a good road network, round the clock security, recreational park, bank (First Bank PLC), school (Chrisland Schools), churches, a mosque, 24 hours water treatment and supply and a shopping complex. Management The body that sees to the overall maintenance and management of Victoria Gard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Tower Gardens
Victoria Tower Gardens is a public park along the north bank of the River Thames in London, adjacent to the Victoria Tower, at the south-western corner of the Palace of Westminster. The park, extends southwards from the Palace to Lambeth Bridge, between Millbank and the river. It forms part of the Thames Embankment. Victoria Tower Gardens is a Grade II* listed park created in two stages in 1879–81 and 1913–14. It is in a conservation area, is partly within the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Westminster, and is designated a zone of Monument Saturation. History The northern part of the gardens was acquired by the Government under the Houses of Parliament Act 1867 in order to reduce the fire risk to the Palace of Westminster from the wharves there. There was disagreement about whether at least some of the land should be built on, but eventually the newspaper retailer William Henry Smith donated £1000 towards laying it out as an open space and Parliament paid the remaining £14 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Victoria Gardens
The Queen Victoria Gardens are Melbourne's memorial to Queen Victoria. Located on 4.8 hectares (12 acres) opposite the Victorian Arts Centre and National Gallery of Victoria, bounded by St Kilda Road, Alexandra Avenue and Linlithgow Avenue. Queen Victoria's reign started in 1837, two years after the initial European settlement of Melbourne, and upon her death in 1901 it was thought appropriate to declare an enduring monument to her reign. A memorial statue was commissioned from sculptor James White showing the Queen in ceremonial gowns casting her regal gaze across ornamental lakes, sweeping lawns and rose gardens to the Melbourne Arts Centre Spire and the city skyscrapers. Queen Victoria Gardens are part of a larger group of parklands directly south-east of the city, between St Kilda Road and the Yarra River known as the Domain Parklands, which includes; * Royal Botanic Gardens * Kings Domain * Alexandra Gardens *''Queen Victoria Gardens'' Features A huge floral clock is p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Victoria Gardens
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