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The Restoration Project

The aims of the Restoration Project were:

  1. to improve access
  2. to make best use of the lake
  3. to restore the Victorian buildings and water features
  4. to restore the exotic Victorian landscape

Improved access

  • redesign, widening and replacement of the park entrance in Pembury Road to improve access and safety
  • redesign and resurfacing of car park at Pembury Road entrance with marked bays
  • renewal of the existing tarmac paths and a new, less formal path, around the lake
  • new entrance drive to relocated boat kiosk, thus reducing the slope and improving access for everyone, particularly for wheelchair users and visitors with pushchairs and young children
  • new, surfaced car park at the Halls Hole Road entrance and new park gates
  • Improved terracing and outdoor seating area at the café and full disabled access, also interior and exterior refurbishment of the building
  • new benches, seats and bike racks new fencing and entrance gates, where appropriate

Making best use of the lake

  • removal of the existing boat kiosk and quayside and constructing a new, attractive boat house and quayside
  • restoration of lake edges and improving drainage
  • installation of a new timber viewing platform between the lake and the upper pond, providing long views down the lake
  • new, attractive picnic area on the Halls Hole Road side of the lake
  • new, low-key boatstore

Restoring the Victorian buildings and water features

  • restoration of the fountain and cascade to full working order
  • restoration of the Grecian Temple
  • repair of the chalybeate spring
  • restoration of the statue plinths

Restoring the exotic Victorian landscape

  • reinstatement of the Marnock landscape of conifer-dominated parkland and shrubberies
  • restoration of the layout of the water gardens
  • clearance of the cedar avenue and planting of new specimen cedars
  • restoration of the terrace as a focal point for visitors, with colourful shrubs and bedding
  • restoration and replanting of the rockery

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