St John's Garden

Working in partnership with "Putting Down Roots" the artists of Southbank Mosaics and teams of volunteers have brightened up the Gardens of St John's Church in Waterloo, with an exquisite design that shows what can be done in our parks and public spaces. Putting Down Roots planted the garden and made the cement base for the seating area. Southbank Mosaics used the idea of water, fire, earth and air as the basis for their design. Then using reclaimed ceramics, pottery, pipes and oyster shells from the river Thames, as well as re-cycled tiles, disused stained glass from a local church and cobbles, the artists worked with thirty-six volunteers, including families, local residents and even tourists, to lay the design.