brompton cemetery conservation project hlf workshop mag seven
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Brompton Cemetery Conservation Project 17 June 2014
Introduction
The Royal Parks - who are we?
Background & Why now?
Timescale & Who was involved?
Risks identified.
What did we do?
& Over to you!
View of the southern entrance from Fulham Road after the construction of the South Lodge.
The Royal Parks - who are we? The Cemetery is managed by The Royal Parks, and
forms a much used green oasis within a densely populated area of inner city London, characterised by a notable absence of public open space.
The Royal Parks are an agency of government who manage the 8 Royal Parks of London behalf of the Crown. Our parent department is the Department for Culture Media and Sport.
The Burial Act 1952 enabled the cemetery to be transferred to the Commissioner of Works. The Department of the Environment took over management in 1970 until in the formation of the Agency1993.
The Royal Parks employed a design team and consultation experts to help gather the information to put in the bid.
Background & Why now?
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
On the boundary with the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.
Transfer proposals
Income vs. Costs
Western Catacombs and Boundary wall
Heritage at Risk
Parks Summit UK announcement of Parks for People (BIG/HLF) open to cemeteries
Timescale and Who Was involved?
Key Performance Target for the Royal Parks indentified in January 2013.
Project team assembled.
Design team appointed in April 2013.
LUC lead consultants with Purcell conservation architects, LUC ecologists, CfP consultation specialists, Parsons Brinkerhoff Engineers, GHK architects and Huntley Cartwright Quantity Surveyors.
Alice Bigelow consultation outreach specialist.
Application submitted 2 weeks before the deadline in August 2013.
Extract from The West London and Westminster Cemetery Company table of charge (undated). Note
the absence of trees, shrubs and memorials at this early stage in the Cemetery’s history.
Risks Identified
HLF/BIG Lottery expectations (Parks for People) are high
Time and expertise available to deliver a good bid
Organisation resources
Partnership funding
Reputation of unsuccessful bid
Key Performance Target missed
The Royal Parks Board approval for the bid as presented.
Community support for the bid (inclusion of a cafe proposal and extension to North Lodge).
Project proposals and bid delivering the outcomes required – giving Brompton a sustainable future.
What did we do? & Over to you!
Consultation
Must have---- HLF/Big Lottery requirement
In your groups mark the elements of the Brompton Proposals you like (3 dots) or dislike (3 dots) with stickers you have been given. You may use your dots all on one topic or spread throughout.
Understanding Your Site
In your groups come back with: 1. One question
for HLF or Brompton Team.
2. Priorities noted on the sheets.
3. Any gaps you can see in the information produced.
Outline options appraisals
Final Submission
Next steps:
• Development of the partnership between the Magnificent 7
• Share all of the information collected today • Raise all of the questions which you have
raised today
The Brompton Cemetery Conservation Project Team
Ruth Holmes – Construction Project Manager – [email protected] Toni Assirati – Head of Education and Community Engagement – [email protected] Catherine Cavanagh – Brompton Cemetery Project Manager – [email protected] Nick Lane – Partnership and Community Engagement (PACE) Officer – [email protected]
Thank you for listening!