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The gardens were laid out between 1936 and 1938 by Ralph Hancock , a Landscape Architect , on the instructions of Trevor Bowen (then Vice-president of Barkers, the company that then owned the site and had constructed the present building in 1932). The lower floors of the building were previously the location of Derry And Tom 's, a Department Store , and later Biba . The garden is split into three parts:
The gardens are not very widely known because they are not a Tourist Attraction , but are run as a restaurant and nightclub. The Roof Gardens have been owned by Sir Richard Branson since 1981, and, with Necker Island and two properties in Africa, they form part of the Virgin "Limited Edition". EXTERNAL LINKS |
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