Great Cloisters (London)

United Kingdom / England / London

park, cloister

The Garth with its square of turf, bounded by Cloisters, gave the monks somewhere to rest their eyes and minds as they walked around it. Metaphysically speaking, green was symbolic of rebirth, and therefore appropriate for spiritual refreshment.

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Coordinates: 51°29'56"N -0°7'40"E

Burgess Park 2.6 km
Battersea Park 3.2 km
Hyde Park 3.6 km
Clapham Common 4.6 km
Brockwell Park 5 km
Wandsworth Common 5.9 km
Tooting Bec Common 6.5 km
Streatham Common 8.4 km
Crystal Palace Park 8.8 km
Beckenham Place Park and Golf Course 11 km

Palace of Westminster (Houses of Parliament) 0.2 km
Home Office 0.4 km
St. James's Park Lake 0.6 km
Whitehall 0.6 km
Westminster 0.7 km
The Mall 0.8 km
Lambeth 0.9 km
Central London 1.2 km
City of Westminster 2.9 km
Lambeth Council 4.5 km

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Palace of Westminster (Houses of Parliament) Home Office St. James's Park Lake Whitehall Westminster The Mall Lambeth Central London City of Westminster Lambeth Council