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The Lord Bishop then replied, and the gates were opened
by Mrs. Fitz-Roy Doll.
Since the opening of the grounds they have been patronised
by a very large number of persons. A drinking fountain
which formerly stood at the junction of Broad Street with
Great St. Andrew Street, and which was removed in consequence
of the laying out of the new street from Piccadilly to
Bloomsbury, has been erected by the Metropolitan Drinking
Fountain and Cattle Trough Association in the Churchyard,
and a number of seats have been given by the
Metropolitan Public Gardens Association and placed in the
ground, in addition to those previously provided by the
Board. To both these Associations great thanks are due for
their assistance and for the improvement which has thus been
rendered to the Garden.
The nature of the ground and the surroundings of the land
are such as to render constant attention necessary. It is to
be regretted that the plants and shrubs provided are not in
a more flourishing condition, but it is hoped that care and
attention will in time remedy this.
Vacant Land in Shaftesbury Avenue.
The northernmost piece of land at the entrance to Shaftesburv
Avenue from New Oxford Street was during the year
paved with asphalte and laid out as an openspace and planted
with trees. In the centre a handsome lamp column has been
erected, surrounded by seats.
The work of constructing an underground place of convenience
for men and women on the southernmost piece of land
was completed, and on the 1st January 1892, the lavatories
were opened. The way in which they have since been made
use of gives ample evidence of how much they were needed.