These gardens were donated to the residents of Gravesend by General Gordon of Khartoum fame. The grounds originally belonged to Fort House and contain the Gordon Memorial Garden and a designated wetland habitat. The terracotta statue of Gordon was made by Doulton Lambeth after the General was killed by the Mahdi’s troops whilst protecting Khartoum, the capital city of Sudan. It commemorates the charitable work undertaken by Gordon whilst a resident of the town between 1865 and 1871, particularly his provision of schooling for under privileged children.
