Gunnersbury Park 1926 to 2026 Gunnersbury Park and Museum Presentation to CARA 26 April 2012 Jonathan Kirby – Assistant Director, Major Projects and Development Richard Gill – Regeneration Manager, Hounslow Council
Outline of presentation • The History of Gunnersbury Park • The challenge facing us today • Our Master plan for the site • Specific Focus – Heritage Grant – Parks for People • Engagement and people benefits • Summary and Questions
Historic Background – The Palladian Villa 1650-1800 Rocques Map of London 1747 • John Webb - Architect 1658 • Sir John Maynard - Politician 1658 • Henry Furnese MP 1739-1756 • William Kent - Architect 1740? • Daniel Defoe - Writer 1742 • Princess Amelia 1761-1786 • John Morley - Property Developer 1800
Historic Background – The Divided Estate 1800-1889
Historic Background – The Divided estate and purchasers • Lot 1 • Stephen Cosser 1802 • Major Morrison - Retired 1806-1828 • Thomas Farmer 1828- 1859 • JHAtkinson • James Hudson Gardener 1876-1919 • Lot 2 • Alexander Copland 1802 • Nathan Rothschild 1835-1836 • Sydney Smirke Architect • Hannah Rothschild 1836-1851 • Lionel Rothschild 1851-1879 • Leopold Rothschild 1879-1917
Historic Background – 1835 advert for sale of house and Park
Historic Background – 1836 Nathan Rothschild • Sadly passed away • House passed to wife Hannah • Smirke’s remodelling continued •Rothschild wish for more Dominant role ion early Victorian society
Historic Background – 1857 Illustration from the London News • Leonora married her French cousin Alphonse de Rothschild • Ceremony took place at Gunnersbury Park House • General Refurbishment of the house took place at this time • Architect T.N. Nelson • Fox’s Court and Garden room
Historic Background – The Public Park 1902
Historic Background – The Public Park 1902
Historic Background – For sale for housing
Historic Background – The Public Park 1925-Present • Neville Chamberlin 1926 • Tennis courts, toilets and playgrounds • Gunnersbury Museum 1926 • Heavy Anti Aircraft Guns 1940-43 • The café 1958 • Ealing and Hounslow 1967
Historic Background – 1967 onwards
Historic Background – 1967 onwards
Historic Background – 1967 onwards
Historic Background – 1967 onwards
Background to the Project– Gunnersbury 2026
Development of the Masterplan – Gunnersbury 2026 • Holistic approach taken as advised by English Heritage • High level cost estimate of £48m to address all the issues and challenges • Phasing of the 15 year programme to maximise the opportunity of delivering a first phase • A Strategy supported by both Councils for HLF funding with Heritage Grant and Parks for People bids running in parallel • Governance – clear structure, both councils working together with English Heritage on the Project Board
Development of the Master plan – Phase 1 £17.75m
Development of the Master plan – Phase 2 £15m
Development of the Master plan – Phase 3 £14.5m
HLF – Heritage Grant Priorities Heritage Grant Priorities • Help people to learn about their own and other people’s heritage • Conserve the UK’s diverse heritage for the present and future generations to experience and enjoy • Help more people and a wider range of people , to take an active part and make decisions about heritage
HLF – Parks for People Priorities Parks for People Priorities Funding for the ‘Parks for People’ programme comes from the Heritage Lottery and The Big Lottery . The emphasis is on both heritage and the community benefits. There are 5 priorities: • increase the range of park visitors and audiences • conserve and improve the heritage value of the park • increase the range of volunteers involved in the running of the park • increase knowledge and skills for all those involved in the park • improve management and maintenance of the park
Funding Strategy Summary – Heritage Grant and Parks for People HLF Applications Source of Funding Heritage Parks for Grant People Secured Capital Funding £3,351,000 £1,129,000 from Ealing & Hounslow Councils Unsecured funding from £2,195,000 £2,318,700 other grants, trusts and S106 Other e.g. Volunteer time £7,200 £233,650 and non cash contributions HLF Grant request £3,811,400 £4,633,187 Total £9,364,600 £8,314,537
Heritage Grant – A new Museum for Ealing and Hounslow Background • The Gunnersbury Park Museum is the local museum for Ealing and Hounslow • The museum is one of the oldest London Borough Museum services established in the 1920s and serving a population of some 500,000. • The museum collection is also one of the largest held by a London local authority museum service. • Gunnersbury Park House (the Large Mansion): a Grade II* listed Georgian mansion house that contains the museum
Heritage Grant – Proposals for a new Museum for Ealing and Hounslow Benefits of the Museum Project • 20 galleries, an increase from the present 5 • access to the upper floors of the Large Mansion for all visitors for the first time • access to the Victorian kitchens for all visitors • Learning groups, including schools will have access to a new dedicated learning resource centre and new learning programmes • 600 of the 40,000 artefacts are currently on display, the intention is to increase this to at least 3,000.
Heritage Grant – Proposals for a new Museum for Ealing and Hounslow Benefits to the Collections • enhanced and imaginative new interpretation • remedial conservation where required • relocation from the current inadequate storage which places them at risk • new storage arrangements will provide considerable access improvements
Heritage Grant – Proposals for a new Museum for Ealing and Hounslow Benefits to Gunnersbury Park House • Improved access with the introduction of two lifts and more rooms being available to the public • Conservation of the principal rooms • Repair to the building fabric including the roof, external elevations and interiors • Renewal of the building services to improve the efficiency of the building • Reconnecting with the surrounding landscape
Heritage Grant – Architects impression of new museum
Heritage Grant – Architects impression of new museum
Heritage Grant – Architects impression of new museum
Heritage Grant – Architects impression of new museum
Parks for People - Masterplan Parks for People Sketch Masterplan
Parks for People - Heritage and Conservation • Restore the heritage landscape ‘core area’ around the two mansions. • Repair the Orangery for use for events or as a café • Restore the west side of the horseshoe pond • Repairs to historic park structures and follies • Carry out tree management and planting to restore ‘designed’ views • Relocate the pitch and putt golf course within the park
Parks for People - People and Skills • Repair the boating lake and bring back boating • Create a community garden in the walled garden area • Run park based activities and courses with local people and volunteers • Run schools activities in the park to link with museum activities • Employ dedicated project staff for park development, outreach and education • Create improved signage and interpretation throughout the park • Make the park entrances more welcoming
Parks for People – Other landscape projects outside of PfP • The Potomac Lake – new wildlife, ecology and community fishing • The Japanese Gardens – future community led project • Existing playgrounds – refurbishment as part of ongoing maintenance programme • Sports activities and facilities – separate community sports project • Walled Garden – investigate options for better use and public access • Infrastructure – improve parking, footpaths, furniture through S106 • Improved park maintenance and repairs – already covered by existing contracts
Community Participation and Activities – Public Benefit • Aim: to diversify audience by building opportunities for learning and training into every aspect of the project by working in partnership with local community organisations and service providers • HLF’s aims are: Conservation, Participation and Learning
Training and Volunteering • Apprenticeships (Horticulture + Curatorial) • Key partnership with Capel Manor to extend land management training in park • Developing links with universities and colleges e.g. Archaeology, Heritage Management, Garden History, Film • Developing the programme of volunteering across park and museum • Providing training and volunteering opportunities for ‘harder to reach groups’
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