As part of the work to build the new super sewer in east London, King Edward Memorial Park will be extended by 8% - or 2600 square metres - with new areas allowing visitors to get closer to the River Thames.
The new foreshore area will include a sequence of riverside terraces descending towards the water, a new public square and areas of planting to encourage new habitats and increase biodiversity.
The new piece of land at King Edward Memorial Park sits atop of the massive below-ground structures that are being built to help stop sewage overflowing into the River Thames from the Victorian sewers.
This area will include a trail of artworks by renowned artist Hew Locke. You can read more about the artworks here.
Dorothea Smartt has also been commissioned to produce poetry to adorn our signature ventilation columns at many of our sites, read more here and Marina Willer of design studio Pentagram is also creating a unifying identity for a series of bronze plaques for 12 of Tideway’s sites across London including this site. Read more here.