Monument At Centre Of The Bushey Rose Garden

The monument is located at the center of The Bushey Rose Garden, on the site of the Herkomer Art School. It was built in 1912 and designed by T H Mawson in collaboration with Sir H Herkomer, who also designed the garden. The monument is made of Bavarian tufa and its design may reflect Buddhist symbolism. It features a broad quatrefoil base with torus and scotia mouldings, and there are flower beds in each foil. At the center stands a rectangular pier with chamfered corners and a coved minor cornice beneath a plain block top. The continuous moulded cornice steps out over free-standing shafts at the angles, which have spurs at their base. Mawson created the garden in exchange for having his portrait painted by Herkomer.