Linda Vista Gardens | |
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![]() The gardens in autumn | |
Type | Public park |
Location | Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales |
Coordinates | 51°49′16″N 3°01′25″W / 51.8210°N 3.0237°W |
Created | 1957-1964 |
Operated by | Monmouthshire County Council |
Status | Open year round |
Website | |
Official name | Linda Vista Gardens |
Designated | 1 February 2022 |
Reference no. | PGW(Gt)59(MON) |
Listing | Grade II |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name | Telephone Call-box close to entrance to Linda Vista Gardens |
Designated | 3 November 1988 |
Reference no. | 2801 |
Linda Vista Gardens is a small urban park in the town of Abergavenny, Monmouthshire Wales. Originally the garden of a private house, the gardens came into public ownership in 1957, and were later extended as a public park. Linda Vista Gardens are registered Grade II on the Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales. A K6 telephone box at the entrance to the gardens is listed also at Grade II. The park is managed by Monmouthshire County Council.
Linda Vista House was built as a private home in 1875. Its owner, Henry Jenkins, was born in Abergavenny, and subsequently made his fortune in the construction industry in Chile. [1] Returning to his hometown, he built his villa and laid out the gardens, which lay mainly to the south of the house. [2] In 1957, the gardens came into public ownership. They were subsequently extended, including land at Castle Meadows, and an extensive replanting was undertaken. [3]
The park includes a number of specimen trees, including a Ginkgo biloba. [2] Parks & Gardens UK records the "exceptional quality and variety of the planting". [4] Linda Vista Gardens are listed at Grade II on the Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales. [3]
A volunteer group, the Friends of Linda Vista Gardens, exists to preserve and improve the park. [5]