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Monday, 15 December, 2003, 06:34 GMT
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In pictures: A look around Soho
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Soho, which is in the heart of London's West End, is renowned for its sex shops and nightlife.
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But tucked away is St Anne's Gardens which residents campaigned to be returned to the public.
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Around it is a fence made from 16 oak tusks supporting a 45-metre steel mesh that by day appears to be a security fence.
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But by night Wardour Street is illuminated by its white light...
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...and its green light...
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..and other colours in-between.
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The gardens were originally part of St Anne's churchyard and contain 60,000 bodies, including the essayist William Hazlet.
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A memorial to the Soho nail bomb victims was unveiled in the gardens, which are near the Admiral Duncan pub.
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The next stage of the project will involve more landscaping and seating, once plans have gone to public consultation.
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