Blechynden Terrace Park Explained

Blechynden Terrace Park or Blechynden Gardens is a park in Southampton, Hampshire, England. It lies within the remains of the Emperia Building, which was destroyed by German bombing during World War II.^[1]

As part of a 2018 beautification scheme. a 4.9m steel arch was placed over the main path through the park. The arch is in part meant to act as a memorial to the Southampton Blitz.^[2] Paths through the park were surfaced with rubber crumb and a screen was erected to block the view of a neighbouring car-park.^[3] The screen is made of corten steel and shows the Southampton shoreline prior to land reclamation in the area.^[4]

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Notes and References

1. News: Hammond . Clive . 21 June 2018 . REVEALED: The new archway to remember Southampton's only Blitz ruin at Blechynden Terrace Park, near Southampton Central Railway Station . Daily Echo . 22 June 2018 . 21 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180621090736/http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/16303684.REVEALED__The_new_archway_to_remember_Southampton_s_only_Blitz_ruin/#comments-anchor . live .
2. News: 27 October 2018 . Blechynden Terrace Park is transformed to commemorate one of last Blitz ruins . Daily Echo . 29 December 2018 . 30 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181230080756/https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/17010729.blechynden-terrace-park-is-transformed-to-commemorate-one-of-last-blitz-ruins/ . live .
3. News: Waterfront warehouse destroyed during Blitz now a picturesque park . Yandell . Christopher . 8 August 2019 . Daily Echo . Newsquest . 9 August 2019 .
4. Web site: Southampton City Council's transformation of Blechynden Gardens near Central Station now complete . 5 August 2019 . southampton.gov.uk . Southampton City Council . 24 September 2019 .