King Square Gardens Borough of Islington London August 11th 2014 - 05

King Square Gardens is a park in the area of St Luke's in the

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Borough of

Islington Islington () is a district in the north of Greater London, England, and part of the London Borough of Islington. It is a mainly residential district of Inner London, extending from Islington's High Street to Highbury Fields, encompassing the ar ...

, to the west of King Square. The park is designated as a Site of Local Importance to Nature Conservation. The park was used in the opening scene of the Pink Floyd song Another Brick in the Wall Part 2 from 1979.

Location and transport

The park borders

Goswell Road Goswell Road, in Central London, is an end part of the A1. The southern part ends with one block, on the east side, in City of London; the rest is in the London Borough of Islington, the north end being Angel. It crosses Old Street/Clerkenwell ...

to the East, Lever Street to the South, and the King Square to the West. To the North of the park is the urban development including high-rise President and Turnpike Houses, as well as Moreland Primary School and the early 19th century St Clement's Church. Nearest bus stops are on Goswell Road, served by bus routes 4 and 56. The park is approximately 10 minutes walk from

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, and

Old Street Old Street is a street in inner north-east Central London that runs west to east from Goswell Road in Clerkenwell, in the London Borough of Islington, via St Luke's and Old Street Roundabout, to the crossroads where it meets Shoreditch High ...

tube stations.

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Parks and open spaces in the London Borough of Islington {{London-geo-stub