Rosherville Gardens

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Rosherville Gardens was a botanical garden in Gravesend, Kent, England.

It was opened in 1839 by George Jones (a business man from Islington in north London) on the site of a disused chalk pit in Northfleet. It became a favourite destination for thousands of Londoners during good weather, many travelling by paddle steamer down the River Thames. In 1878 many visitors to the gardens died in the Princess Alice disaster.

The advent of the railways led to the Gardens' demise, as Londoners were now able to reach coastal resorts such as Margate and Southend.