A new history trail for Gladstone Park will be unveiled this November to mark the International Day for Remembrance of the Abolition of Slavery.
The history trail is in addition to the horticultural commission The Anchor, The Drum, The Ship (2022) which was installed in the park during Black History Month this year. Gladstone Park was named after former British Prime Minister William Gladstone whose family-owned plantations in the Caribbean and whose father received the largest compensation payments made by the Slave Compensation Commission.
The Gladstone family name was identified for review as part of the Commission for Diversity in the Public Realm, launched in 2020 by the Mayor of London to review statues, streets names and landmarks to help people have a better understanding of London’s diverse histories.