This tree was planted to commemorate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, 1953.
WC2, Victoria Embankment Gardens
There is a third plaque (far right) but it's about some gardening prize which we didn't find sufficiently interesting. During the early part of 2008 all three plaques were renovated and re-laid on identical plinths.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Coronation tree - Embankment Gardens
Queen Elizabeth II.  A London Inheritance's post 2nd June 1953 – Coronation D...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Coronation tree - Embankment Gardens
City of Westminster London Memorial Garden Under these trees people of all ...
None of the nearby trees are oaks so we have to assume that the tree planted in 1996 has sadly not survived, which is ironic given the te...
To commemorate International Year of Peace, 1986, this field maple tree was planted by The League of Jewish Women, Wednesday 2nd July 1986.
This is actually one of a pair of these stunning trees, the other being just outside our photo, to the left. It has no plaque or any indi...
We've transcribed this inscription correctly and, being the pedants that we are, we have to query the position of the apostrophe. This is...
Nice plaque but it, or the tree planted by the Duke, has been moved. All the nearby trees look far too mature to have been planted in 19...
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