St Pancras Church Garden

St Pancras Church Garden is a hidden and open garden located near to the City on Pancras Lane. The garden design was created by Studio Weave.

St Pancras Church used to reside on the very same spot in the 11th century before it was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666. It was continually used as a burial until 1853 and the church was not rebuilt. Remains of the old church can still be found under the modern churchyard.

In 1963, an excavation was carried out by the Guildhall Museum and it appeared that the burials were removed at that point. The site was left in a derelict condition until the City of London obtained the lease to it in 2010 to turn it into a public garden.

A design competition was held by the Street Scene of the City of London, where in which the winning design would be the finalised design of the garden. Studio Weave won the competition with designs that reflected the history of the site. The concept was to bring on Romanesque Architecture which resembled the past church as it raises from the ashes of the ground from where the church burnt down.

The benches were carved by the City and Guilds of London Art School students with references to the Romanesque carvings. The stone paving and wood carving follow the same designs as it takes an asymmetrical and layered design, arranged in a herringbone design. They are displayed among buildings and tall trees that brings in a lack of sunlight which adds to the atmosphere of the garden.