It never ceases to amaze me how you can be walking down a busy street in London, turn a corner and suddenly happen upon an unexpected slice of green tranquility. Such was the case when I stumbled upon Tavistock Square which is not far from Russell Square and the British Museum in London. A noticeboard gives some history to the park and surrounding buildings - there is a lot! A flowering cherry tree was planted in 1967 to honour victims of Hiroshima, the first city to be devastated by atomic power in 1945. There is a Conscientious Objectors Stone which was placed in the park in 1994 A statue of Mahatma Ghandi has pride of place and brings visitors from around the world. It is an English Heritage grade II listed monument. The headquarters of the British Medical Association are located in the north-east corner of the square in a building that was designed by Edward Lutyens. There is a grade II listed memorial in honour of the first British w...