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Easton Gardens
Easton Gardens is a public garden, located on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. It is found within the centre of the Easton village, at Easton Square. The gardens have remained a popular focal point for local residents for over 100 years, and have been awarded the Green Flag Award.
==Background==
The idea for a public garden to be created each at Underhill and Tophill on Portland stems back to 1896, when the Councillor B. Comben proposed the idea to the Local Government Board. The original Tophill site suggested was a field near Easton Lane. However this site was soon quarried for Portland stone.〔http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pbtyc/Portland/PYB/Gardens.html〕 By 1901 it was decided to transform the barren space of Easton Square into Tophill district's gardens. The site had been the location of the village's pond and water pump, which was no longer necessary after the piped water supply had been completed.〔http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pbtyc/Portland/PYB/Gardens.html〕
While Victoria Gardens at Underhill was being developed, the scheme for Easton Gardens was approved in August 1903. The engineer Mr R. S. Henshaw developed a plan and during November 1903, Mr F. J. Barnes began to enclose the gardens with a stone wall and iron fencing. Messrs Stewart & Sons were tasked with laying out the gardens at Easton, and this work commenced on 14 January 1904. Within the enclosed gardens, ornamental lawns, flower beds and winding asphalted footpaths were laid out, with a bandstand erected in the centre.〔http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pbtyc/Portland/PYB/Gardens.html〕
The official opening of Easton Gardens was on 18 August 1904, by Mr Henry Sansom, Chairman of the Urban Council. The day was noted for its sunshine, and featured a large audience.〔http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pbtyc/Portland/PYB/Gardens.html〕 In 2004, the gardens celebrated their 100th anniversary, where locals donned costumes of the period to celebrate. In recent years, Easton Gardens has been recognised as one of the best green spaces in the country by being awarded Green Flag status based on how safe, clean, accessible, well managed and welcoming they are. The Green Flag Award scheme is the national standard for parks and green spaces across England and Wales.〔
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