Garden of St. John's Lodge
This garden first opened to the public in 1928. It was renovated and redesigned in 1994 to reflect the original plan.
St John's Lodge Gardens, located to the north of the Inner Circle, was designed as a series of compartments ornamented with sculpture and stonework. It was made to be a garden 'fit for meditation' by Robert Weir Shultz in 1889.
The centrepiece to the gardens was originally St John the Baptist, but this has been replaced by Hylas and the Nymph statue by Henry Pengram.
Also, located within the gardens is the Goatherd's Daughter statue. This Grade II listed bronze statue of a woman carrying a young goat was erected in honour of Harold and Gertrude Baillie Weaver by the National Council for Animal Welfare in 1932. Designed by Charles Leonard Harwell, he received the Royal British Society of Sculptors Silver Medal for this statue. The inscription reads: "To all the Protectors of the Defenceless".
While St John's Lodge itself is a private residence, visitors can still access the gardens through a small gate along the Inner Circle, near the park office.
Coordinates: 51°31'45.55"N 0°09'05.87"W
