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Postman's Park

Name: Postman's Park
Rating: 4.6

4.6 ·

Step into Postman's Park, a quiet garden tucked beside St Paul's Cathedral. Wander past the Watts Memorial's ceramic tiles and read the short, moving inscriptions honoring ordinary Victorians who died saving others.

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Reasons to go

The Memorial to Heroic Self-Sacrifice was created by artist George Frederic Watts in 1900
The memorial's hand-painted ceramic tiles record dozens of ordinary Victorians and Edwardians who died saving others
The park's name comes from its popularity with workers from the nearby former General Post Office headquarters

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Full description

Tucked beside St Paul's Cathedral on the site of a former churchyard, Postman's Park takes its name from its popularity with postal workers on their lunch breaks. Its centrepiece, the Memorial to Heroic Self-Sacrifice, was created by artist George Frederic Watts in 1900 and records dozens of ordinary Victorians and Edwardians who died attempting to save others, each with a short, often moving inscription on hand-painted tiles.

It's a small, contemplative space, easy to miss and all the more striking for it.

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Address

King Edward St, London EC1A 7BT, UK · St Paul's

Website

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Hours

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Booking

Walk-in

Duration

15 min

Best time

early morning, morning, lunchtime, afternoon or early evening

Intensity

Easy pace

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Good to know

Free to enter and open during daylight hours
take time to read the individual memorial tiles rather than passing through quickly
pair with a visit to nearby St Paul's Cathedral.

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Reviews

Very peaceful park with lots of history and an area listing stories of ordinary people who had given their lives to save others. Another hidden gem wandering through the city and only a few minutes walk from St. Paul’s Cathedral.

Doris Chan

3/5

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