The Awakening
in fond memory of Anne Lydia Evans, 1929 - 1999, who shared the secret of this garden.
Chosen as the featured memorial in May 2004 for two reasons. Firstly, it is very unusual to find a modern sculpture used in such a way. And secondly, this sculpture is beautifully placed in a small enchanting garden within a well-know park in central London. Not quite "secret" since access, from the Inner Circle, is easy and free, but this meditative garden is little used and a true delight.
Site: Anne Lydia Evans (1 memorial)
NW1, Inner Circle, Regent's Park, St John's Lodge Garden
2025: The commented on this memorial: "... the women commemorated in London are by turns obvious candidates—Florence Nightingale or Ada Lovelace, for example—or complete unknowns, championed by a tiny group of determined fans (the Friends of, the family members) who move mountains to get them made. In one instance— The Awakening, by Unus Safardiar, installed in 2002—a son convinced a local council to lift a byelaw banning new statuary in Regents Park so that a tribute to his mother could be installed in the garden she had loved best."
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