Euston Square Gardens

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The gardens in March 2008

Euston Square Gardens is a public garden on Euston Road in the London Borough of Camden.

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The gardens are the northern gardens of the former residential Euston Square, the southern gardens were renamed Endsleigh Gardens. [1]

The gardens are enclosed by railings and covered with grass and London plane trees. [1] The two lodges at the gardens date from 1870 and were once the entrance to Euston station. They are inscribed with the names of the London and North Western Railway. [1]

A worksite for High Speed 2 and the proposed Euston St Pancras railway station is situated at the gardens. This is to construct an underground pedestrian link between Euston railway station and Euston Square tube station. [2]

Protest

HS2 protesters in September 2020 Euston Square, London, September 2020 (05).jpg
HS2 protesters in September 2020

A protest camp against HS2 was set up in the park in September 2020. [3] This included a tall construction made largely of pallets that the protestors dubbed “Buckingham Pallets”. [4]

It was revealed in January 2021 that protesters had built a 100ft tunnel under the gardens as part of protests against the planned High Speed 2 railway. [5] Nine activists occupied the tunnels starting 27 January as part of the protest. [6] [7] The first protester left the tunnel on February 5 [8] A second protester left on the 6th. [9] A third left on the 15th and a fourth on the 17th. [10] [11] A 5th was evicted on the 23rd and a further 3 left on the 25th. [12] [13] The final protester left on the 26th. [14]

In March, a freedom of information request revealed that the Metropolitan Police had spent £140,000 on policing the tunnels during the removal of the protesters. [15]

Euston Square Gardens sign in 2020 Euston Square, London, September 2020 (06).jpg
Euston Square Gardens sign in 2020

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References

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  2. ↑ "Crossrail 2 factsheet: Euston St Pancras station" (PDF). October 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  3. ↑ Foot, Tom (4 September 2020). "Protest camp aims to save ancient trees from HS2 axe". Camden New Journal. Retrieved 7 February 2021. 
  4. ↑ Russell, Anna (13 January 2022). "The Eco-Protesters Who Live in Tunnels". The New yorker. Retrieved 18 April 2022. 
  5. ↑ Diane Taylor (27 January 2021). "On Swampy ground: a brief history of protest tunnelling in the UK". The Guardian . Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  6. ↑ Taylor, Diane (1 February 2021). "'I couldn't be prouder': Swampy and 16-year-old son in HS2 tunnel protest". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 1 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  7. ↑ Taylor, Diane (6 February 2021). "Digging, cards and chocolate: HS2 activists on life in Euston tunnel". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  8. ↑ Taylor, Diane (5 February 2021). "HS2 activist escapes bailiffs and heads back into Euston tunnels". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 February 2021. 
  9. ↑ Taylor, Diane (6 February 2021). "HS2 activist who evaded bailiffs leaves Euston tunnels". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 February 2021. 
  10. ↑ Holland, Lisa (15 February 2021). "HS2: Teenage protester says she learned more in Euston tunnels than at school". Sky News. Retrieved 16 February 2021. 
  11. ↑ "HS2 protest: Boy, 16, leaves Euston tunnel". BBC News. 17 February 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  12. ↑ "Euston tunnel protest: Dr Larch Maxey removed by bailiffs". BBCNews. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  13. ↑ "HS2 protest: Swampy and two other activists leave Euston tunnel". BBC News. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  14. ↑ "HS2 protest: Final activist removed from Euston tunnel". BBC News. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  15. ↑ "Police spent more than £140,000 guarding HS2 protesters' tunnels in Euston". Metro. 2021-03-11. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  16. ↑ 1874 Ordnance Survey map, Digimap. Retrieved 5 March 2018. (subscription required)
  17. ↑ 1895 Ordnance Survey map, Digimap. Retrieved 5 March 2018. (subscription required)
  18. ↑ 1953 Ordnance Survey map, Digimap. Retrieved 5 March 2018. (subscription required)

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