| Less than a decade on from 2000 and not that much has really changed, although the Clarence Gardens has been refurbished and renamed The Mischief. A shame in some ways, because that name change has obliterated a historical link - the original Clarence Gardens were in fact just that, a small area of trees and gardens (named after the Duke of Clarence), occupying the same space that Cornerstone House now stands on and the Clarence Gardens pub was, in turn, named after them. The original gardens offered residents a little sanctuary of peace and quiet, in which they could sit and contemplate a world that ran at a much more sedate pace than it does nowadays. |
