INTRODUCTION

WELCOME HISTORY CONSTRAINS / OPPORTUNITIES Welcome to the London Borough of ’s Public Consultation on the proposals for the regeneration and enhancement of Cranford Park. Following a successful Round 1 • What are the key issues: Application to the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) ‘Parks for People’programme in February 2017, proposals for improvements to the Park are now being developed in consultation - Access with a wide range of local community groups and stakeholders. This is an opportunity for you to see and share your thoughts on the proposals for the future - Loss of identity / heritage of Cranford Park.

CONTEXT MAP © Copyright Historic © Copyright Historic England © Copyright London Borough of Hillingdon • What are the hot topics / most valuable 1892-1933 Cranford House 1932 Aerial view of Cranford House After 1945 Demolished Cranford House interventions: The site’s heritage and archaeology provide a valuable understanding of the complex historical development that has led to the park we see today. - Historic Core - the anchor to the scheme M4 CRANFORD PARK THE SITE M4 M4 A • What are our 3 focus points: 3 12 A4 - Heritage - unlocking the Park’s true potential A4 - Creating a destination - putting the Park on the map

Heathrow Airport - Connectivity - physical, community, interpretation

A30 Existing Stable Yard Existing View from Courtyard to Ha-ha Existing Bridge Many of the Park’s valuable assets are currently underutilised and provide huge potential for both restoration and new opportunities.

STRATEGIC PROPOSALS

LAND USE CONNECTIVITY ROUTES / POINTS OF INTEREST Watersplash Lane The Park has prime opportunities for a Connectivity is currently a large • A series of routes based on Recreation diverse mix of uses. constraint for the Park. Improved a network of interpretation access and connectivity around points. • Sports the Park will help make it more • Encourages visitors to explore • Play welcoming and encourage the site in ways that interest exploration. them. Woodland • Outdoor Classroom • Opportunities for these to • Ecological Trail evolve and update over time. Fuller Way Roseville Road • Artwork in Tunnel • Time Line/Mural Connection M4 Heritage • Visitor’s Centre • Education Room/Museum P Primary Entrance P • Cafe P Eco Trail • Events A312 Secondary Entrance • Pleasure Garden London Loop/ Hillingdon Trail • Picnic • Kitchen Garden Car Park • Informal Play Cycling & Bridleway Activity • Ancient Woodland • Natural Play Primary Route Heritage Trail • Orchard (Walking, Running, Cycling, Bridle Way) River Trail • Activity • Informal Play Vehicular Access Site Boundary • Outdoor Classroom Historic Interest Pasture • Cattle Grazing Walking Trail Play Pedestrian Access • Seasonal Boating (beyond works) Point of Ecological Interest • Water Interaction Cranford Lane • River Walks • Improved Access to River Site Boundary Outdoor Classroom CRANFORD PARK RESTORATION MASTERPLAN HEART OF THE PARK

Site Boundary

Route for Running, Cycling and Bridleway. Bound Gravel with timber edge. 2m width. 1 Improved Surface for Pedestrian. Bound Gravel with timber edge. 1.5m width.

Improved Surface for Pedestrians. 2 3

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22 13 0 100m100m 9 23 15 10 1. Central Courtyard Space 4. Pleasure Garden 7. Informal Natural Play 10. Driveway with estate railing 13. Ice House 6 17 11 2. Arrival Space 5. Kitchen Garden 8. Ancient Woodland ‘The Wilderness’ 11. Car Park 8 16 7 18 3. New Building 6. Orchard 9. Church Car Park 12. Ha-ha

13 12 14 MASTERPLAN KEY: PRECEDENT IMAGES

1. Improved entrance threshold. New gates and fence. A palette of materials that is 19 2. Opened up hedgerow. robust, simple, yet sensitive to it’s historical setting. A 3. Sport Pitch (grass) / Play Area. Play elements and mounding. combination of metal, 4. Outdoor Woodwork Classroom. Wooden log seats and boulders. stone and wood.

20 5. Improved Threshold Space (Lighting, CCTV, Planting). © Copyright Cotswold Decorative Ironworkers 6. Courtyard Improvements. Paved access routes through existing paving.

7. Restoration of Pleasure Gardens. Planting and tree management.

8. Restoration of historic house driveway / arrival space. Allowance for church car park. 13 9. Wall restoration / improvements where required.

10. Maintenance Yard.

11. Ancient Woodland ‘The Wilderness’ - management, opening up of views, widening and clearance of paths, increased natural light, informal natural play elements. © Copyright neue © Copyright Nikhil Mistry © Copyright Ayers Saint Gross 12. Historic avenue improvements. Widening of path, clearance of woodland understorey, replacement of dead trees where required. 21 13. Water flow to be restored below redundant bridges.

20 14. Ha-ha repairs where required.

15. Restored fruit wall in Kitchen Garden.

16. Estate railing to drive.

17. New Car Park - Gravel surface with demarcation.

18. Widening of entrance road and / or passing spaces. © Copyright National Trust South West. © Copyright Crawley Ridge Infant School

19. Riverside clearance and restoration to grass. Overhanging trees along river to be removed / cut back.

20. Outdoor Classroom in woodland / beside river. Wooden log seats and boulders.

N 21. Hydrological improvements to Frogs Ditch for improved flood capacity.

22. Improvements to Subway including art mural, lighting and potential cctv. 00 100m100m 23. Community Orchard. © Copyright Javier Orive CRANFORD PARK RESTORATION ARCHITECTUAL PROPOSALS

Original Cranford Park House Concept proposals The proposed concept for the pavilion would be a light- The cellars would be reused to provide flexible weight structure positioned over the existing cellars, creating accommodation for events, cinema, exhibitions, community an iconic destination for the park. hub, historical interpretation. Access will be via new stairs and lift access from the ground floor. At ground floor, the original layout of the mansion would be Dining room reformed in plan form in hard and soft landscaping. Central within the pavilion will be the corridor at ground and cellar level. This would be a glazed walkway, providing The rooms formed for the pavilion would be extruded up natural light down into the cellars and linking all the rooms from the original layout of the demolished mansion. The old together. Reception Dining Room would be the cafe; the Smoking Room would Hall be the cafe kitchen; the Library would be an outdoor south facing contemplative seating area.

The original stable block would be refurbished in part to provide accommodation for the Friends and communtiy Plan of original house Existing stable block and cellars groups, craft workshops and a room for historical interpretation

• Noise from M4 • Stable block in good condition but hidden from view • A feeling of a sleeping gem ‘fairytale’ enclave • Site lacks the Plan of original house feeling of a central in blue iconic destination

Proposed cafe and Courtyard partially re- toilets landscaped Plan of cellars in red Glazed corridor providing natural light to the cellars below Original line of the house plan reinstated in soft and hard landscaping

South face of new Reinstated original Garden and building archaeology showing the ghostly pavilion providing historical entrance remains found below the surface inspired the replication of seating area drive the old house plans within the landscape, creating a series overlooking park but New lift and staircase of rooms and mazes to explore shielded from M4 access between ground and cellars

Reinstated original Cellars refurbished to historical entrance provide exhibition, drive community and event Inspired by the artist space Rachel Whiteread, who creates sculptures out of the voids left behind such as in der- elict buildings or under a chair, here the old mansion plan is used as a base to extrude up to form new rooms.

CRANFORD PARK RESTORATION ACTIVITY PLAN

The Cranford Park HLF Restoration Project will provide the opportunity to deliver a range of events and activities to attract more people and a wider range of audiences to the park. We would like to hear your views about the project proposals.

Wildlife & Timescales environmental activities Using the River Crane & A Round 2 submission will be made to wetland, community orchard, woodland and the National Lottery Heritage Fund in parkland February 2020. If successful the project would start in June 2020 and run for 5 years.

Health & Wellbeing Your Views Cycling routes and family cycling activities. Walking routes and trails and activities to support more We would like to hear your views active lifestyles about the proposals to restore and improve Cranford Park. Your comments will be used to help us review and develop the plans that will be submitted to the National Lottery Arts activities Opportunities to take part in Heritage Fund. environmental art, story telling, performances and a community arts project to Comments can be made using the create an attractive mural in the underpass feedback forms provided or using the online survey at: www.hillingdon.gov.uk/ cranfordparkproject Community events ● Fairs and markets (such as Further Information country / harvest fairs, Christmas market, classic car shows etc) ● Music and performing arts Further information about the project ● Community events ● Seasonal & themed events can be found online: ● Play based events and www.hillingdon.gov.uk/ activities cranfordparkproject

Training & Learning To find out about the latest events and Volunteer Opportunities volunteering opportunities email Orchard maintenance, tree planting, conservation work & [email protected] or woodland management, bulb planting, community visit www.cranfordparkfriends.org archaeology, surveys and monitoring

CRANFORD PARK HLF RESTORATION